National Football Leagues 2026

When Teams finish with equal points for Qualification for the Concluding Stages, or for Promotion or Relegation, the tie shall be decided by the following means and in the order specified:

(i) Where two Teams only are involved - the outcome of the meeting of the two Teams in the previous game in the Competition;

(ii) Scoring Difference (subtracting the total Scores Against from total Scores For);

(iii) Highest Total Score For;

(iv) Highest Total Goals For;

(v) A Play-Off.

The scoring differences. Derry +42, Meath +23, Louth +18, Cork +2.

Indivualy maybe, but I think overall I can't see them matched

18 of the last 25 all Irelands have been won by Kerry or Dublin.

If it's not one, it's the other. Every year you hear people will say plenty competition but in all honesty football championship is like Scottish football but you have 3 teams instead of 2 here. It's Dublin, Kerry and odd team that comes along and wins a few before years without winning it again.

Yep although ironically both codes have had 6 different all Ireland winners since 2000 but it's generally same teams alright although Limerick have come along in the hurling to dominate and become the 4th team to reach double figures in all Irelands. That's still double what football has.

Football has more teams that are bit more competitive around middle but when comes to cream of the crop it's the usual few most of them time.

I do not know why people are building up Kerry, if they did not get a flukey result against Roscommon and the the draw with Galway they would just about out of relegation territory now. Donegal will win the league final handy.

Sickening arrogance from Kerry as usual, talking about coming out of Munster when they haven't even gotten over Clare yet 😏

I see you've missed the sarcasm in my post

I did not really. I think it will be Kerry that defeat Kerry this year. So far in the league Kerry has about half or not much with it of full strenght team. Last Saturday evening they had only 8 players that started the AI final in the starting squad. And even at that I believe about two would not make the starting 15 if everybody was available. They had 1-2 more on the bench.

I do not think such a team can win a league final. 2-3 years ago we were exceptionally weak on the middle third. We have found 6-8 players that gives us about 14 -16 effective players for this area.

Yes we have 2 critical players who we would really struggle without but I was amazed with our resilience last year without Diarmuid O Connor and Barry Dan.

Clifford and Shane Ryan are critical and after that Jason Foley, but we have a bit of strength in depth elsewhere

As a Corkman we haven't a hope in hell of beating Kerry.

It be 8 points defeat at best in Killarney.

While Kerry might not have as many all irelands if in Ulster don't forget between 1968 to 1991 Kerry never lost to Ulster team in championship.

They would still have 30 all irelands in any other province if honest. They got few handy ones alright but at same time not like every team in Ulster have been strong year on year.