Cork GAA Discussion Thread

big_drive wrote: »

Their junior champs are essentially the 17th best team in Kerry

I’d guess kilshannig would be around 40th in Cork ??

8 club teams in senior county championship.
16 club teams in intermediate county championship.
Junior champs would be the 25th best team in the county (based on county championship)

I really don't understand why Cork enter the winner of their third tier championship into the intermediate championship and their 5th tier championship into the junior championship. Crazy stuff. The only reason I can see is so that the 2nd tier clubs can call themselves senior and the 3rd and 4th tier call themselves intermediate. I doubt there would be any objections from outside of the county if they renamed the 2nd tier to intermediate and 3rd tier to junior and entered the winner of those competitions into the 2nd and 3rd provincial tiers.

purpleisafruit wrote: »

It's the sheer number of clubs in Cork that causes so many tiers. Next year there will be 4 tiers above Junior; Premier Senior, Senior A, Premier Intermediate, Intermediate.
Premier Senior will be 12 teams + Divisions
Senior A will be 12 teams, Premier Intermediate 12 teams and Intermediate will be 16 teams.

Kilshannig won the 4th tier competition this year but entered the Junior because for some reason Cork call their third tier competition intermediate.

If they stick with the entering the winner of the top intermediate and top junior competitions into Munster next year, it will be the case that the winner of the 3rd tier county championship will go into the Muster Intermediate and the winner of the 5th tier county championshiop will go into the Munster Junior competition.
The solution is blindingly obvious - called the 2nd tier Intermediate and the 3rd tier Junior and enter those tiers into the Munster competitions.

mossie wrote: »

Just on the Kilshannig game I just heard that Na Gaeil may have used an extra substitute in that game and looking at the report in the examiner it seems they used 7. Don't know if this will have any bearing on the result.

Kilshannig would look silly if they went down that road after such a one sided game. Be different if it was a tighter result

Boom__Boom wrote: »

I have seen blood subs included in the subs for match reports on occasion.
That would be my first guess.
Also the last sub was in the 64th minute when Na Gaeil replaced their keeper.
Fairly unusual to replace a keeper at that stage of a game. Kilshannig would want to have world-class poker faces to try and argue that this sub had any bearing on the result. Be very surprised if anything came from this.

Yeah I thought it might be a blood sub but haven't seen those in match reports that I can recall.

Cairde Chorcai website launched tonight with membership details - https://cairdechorcai.ie/

Interesting to read that they hope to double the number of full time coaches early next year and are in talks with UCC, CIT and other landowners about a permanent training base

Some very interesting draws last night

Premier Senior Hurling

Group 1: Midleton, Sarsfields, Douglas, Ballyhea;

Group 2: Blackrock, Erin’s Own, Bishopstown, Newtownshandrum;

Group 3: Glen Rovers, St Finbarr’s, Na Piarsaigh, Carrigtwohill.


Premier Senior Football

Group 1: St Finbarr’s, Ballincollig, Clonakilty, Carrigaline;

Group 2: Carbery Rangers, Castlehaven, Newcestown, Ilen Rovers;

Group 3: Nemo Rangers, Valley Rovers, Douglas, Bishopstown.


Senior A Hurling

Group 1: Newcestown, Killeagh, Kanturk, Cloyne;

Group 2: Bandon, Charleville, Mallow, Fermoy;

Group 3: Ballymartle, Bride Rovers, Fr O’Neill’s, Kilworth.



Senior A Football

Group 1: O’Donovan Rossa, St Nick’s, St Michael’s, Ballingeary;

Group 2: Kiskeam, Mallow, Éire Óg, Bantry Blues;

Group 3: Dohenys, Fermoy, Clyda Rovers, Bandon.


Premier Intermediate Hurling

Group 1: Courcey Rovers, Carrigaline, Aghada, Youghal;

Group 2: Valley Rovers, Ballinhassig, Watergrasshill, Ballincollig;

Group 3: Inniscarra, Blarney, Castlelyons, Blackrock.


Premier Intermediate Football

Group 1: Newmarket, Na Piarsaigh, Castletownbere, Aghada;

Group 2: Naomh Abán, Cill na Martra, St Vincent’s, Knocknagree;

Group 3: Macroom, Kanturk, Nemo Rangers, Gabriel Rangers.


Intermediate A Hurling

Group 1: Kildorrery, Mayfield, Argideen Rangers, Dungourney;

Group 2: Éire Óg, Sarsfields, Meelin, Douglas;

Group 3: Cloughduv, Aghabullogue, Glen Rovers, Midleton.


Intermediate A Football

Group 1: Millstreet, St Finbarr’s, Glenville, Ballinora;

Group 2: Rockchapel, Dromtarriffe, Ballydesmond, Kinsale;

Group 3: Mitchelstown, Glanworth, Mayfield, Adrigole;

Group 4: Aghabullogue, Kildorrery, Glanmire, Kilshannig.


Lower Intermediate Hurling

Group 1: Kilbrittain, Barryroe, Ballygarvan, Russell Rovers;

Group 2: Castlemartyr, St Finbarr’s, Ballymartle, Milford;

Group 3: Tracton, St Catherine’s, Grenagh, Dripsey.



Looking forward to the Midleton, Sarsfields, Douglas, Ballyhea and
Carbery Rangers, Castlehaven, Newcestown, Ilen Rovers groups

Update today on Kieran O'Connor

To all #FriendsofKieran , we are delighted to share this update....

After 5 months of intensive treatment, Kieran had results of a full scan today.
While the cancer is still there, the results were positive in that it has regressed in some places & overall the doctors are pleased the treatment that he has been on for last while is doing its job.
He will be starting chemo again next week but they are happy that this treatment is working for him at this time.... Long road ahead but all the small battles count

Thank you sincerely for all for your kind messages, prayers & support for Kieran over the past few months, it has been absolutely incredible.
#friendsofkieran

Good to hear. Hopefully stay that way.

Well done Mourneabbey. Kept going till the final whistle.

Donoughmore's final will be on the LGFA facebook page tomorrow

Donoughmore win by 1 after extra time

DiscoStew wrote: »

Across all the intermediate grades in Cork, how many teams take part in intermediate championship?

2020 will have 28 teams playing intermediate football, 12 at Premier Intermediate and 16 at Intermediate A.
Hurling will have 36 teams, 12 each at Premier Intermediate, Intermediate A and Lower Intermediate.
This will be reduced to 24 teams total for each at the end of 2021. Lower Intermediate grade in Hurling will see all but the winners relegated ("The Lower Intermediate Hurling championship grade is to be abolished at the end of 2021 with all teams regraded to Junior.

At the end of 2020, one team will be relegated from the new Lower Intermediate grade (5th grade). However, the Junior A winners from 2020 will go straight to Intermediate A (4th grade) along with Lower Intermediate winner (5th grade), with two teams relegated from Intermediate A (4th grade) to Lower Intermediate (5th grade).

At the end of 2021, two teams will be relegated from the Intermediate A grade (4th grade) to Junior A, along with the remaining eleven teams in Lower Intermediate (5th grade). They will be replaced by the 2021 Lower Intermediate (5th grade) winners and by the 2021 Junior A winners.")

Intermediate Football will be reduced from 16 to 12 teams in 2021 ("At the end 2021, the County Junior A champions will be promoted and 5 teams will be relegated from Intermediate A. These 5 teams will be selected as follows: the bottom team in each of the four groups along with a straight play-off involving the four 3rd placed teams to identify the fifth team to be relegated.")

disappointing to see there are no double headers for next years league schedule


https://twitter.com/FiFinnymac/status/1199388686137344002

https://twitter.com/FiFinnymac/status/1199387273743220737

I must have missed the Douglas situation. Can someone explain it please?