GAA All-Ireland Football Challenge

[deco121]

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES: Sunday May 20th

Not sure how much interest there'll be in this but thought I'd set one up for us to have an added interest in some of the games this summer. I'm a bigger fan of hurling but there'll be more football games shown outside of Ireland and it's a lot more open than the hurling as there are several counties that could win this. I've kept the point scoring as simple as I can because the format of the competition itself is pretty confusing.

If you can read through the rest of this and understand what's going on then you're very welcome to copy + paste the entry form (end of post) with your own picks below.


Prizes

Winner = £10

Runner-up = £5



Points

Provincial Runner-up = 1pts
Provincial Champion = 2pts
Quarter Finalist = 3pts
Semi Finalist = 6pts
Runner-up = 9pts
All Ireland Champion = 12pts


* these will be added on all the time - ie. if Kerry are Munster champions they will get at least 5pts. (Provincial Champion) 2pts + (Quarter Finalist) 3pts.

* Reason - All provincial champions automatically go into the quarter finals but a loser in the first round could also make the quarter finals so that is why the points are like this.



The Challenge

Pick 2 teams from each province and they will score points for you throughout the season. Remember, even if one of your teams loses their first match they can still win the Championship via the "back door" - all losing teams get a second chance by going into a knockout competition. There will be four eventual qualifiers from this competition and they will go into a draw (along with the 4 provincial winners) to decide who plays who in the quarter finals.


full details on the the qualifier structure (knockout comp for losing teams):


Round 1 - This Round shall include all the counties that do not qualify for the Provincial Semi-Finals. An Open Draw shall be made to give eight pairings.

Round 2 - Each of the eight defeated teams in the Provincial Semi-Finals shall play against the eight winners from Round 1. A draw shall be made to determine the eight pairings.

Round 3 - The eight winners from Round 2 shall participate in this Round. An Open draw shall be made to determine the four pairings.

Round 4 - Each of the four teams defeated in the Provincial Finals shall play against the four winners from Round 3. A draw shall be made to determine the four pairings.

All Ireland Quarter-Finals: explained above


List Of Counties
Pick 2 from each province and put them in the entry form (bottom of this post)


ULSTER

Antrim
Armagh
Cavan
Derry
Donegal
Down
Fermanagh
Monaghan
Tyrone


MUNSTER

Clare
Cork
Kerry
Limerick
Tipperary
Waterford


LEINSTER

Carlow
Dublin
Kildare
Laois
Longford
Louth
Meath
Offaly
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow


CONNACHT

Galway
Leitrim
London
Mayo
New York
Roscommon
Sligo


ENTRY FORM

Put (x8) next to your strongest pick, then (x7) next to your next best and so on down to (x1) next to your least fancied.


* make sure you pick 2 teams from each province


Selection 1=Outright Points x8-
Selection 2=Outright Points x7-
Selection 3=Outright Points x6-
Selection 4=Outright Points x5-
Selection 5=Outright Points x4-
Selection 6=Outright Points x3-
Selection 7=Outright Points x2-
Selection 8=Outright Points x1-


* Points Tip - some teams only have to win one game to get to their provincial final while others need to win 2 or 3. Have a look at the fixture list on the next post before deciding.


ps. If you're lost after all this then don't worry as I'll answer any questions and post updates of results/scores etc. as I go along. All you have to do at the end of the day is pick 2 teams from each province and mark them from 8 down to 1 in terms of strength.

[deco121]

ULSTER FIXTURES


Fermanagh v Tyrone (May 20)
----------------------------------------------- Winner Game 1 v Winner Game 2 (Jun 17)
Donegal v Armagh (May 27)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINAL (Jul 15)

Cavan/Down v Monaghan (Jun 10)
----------------------------------------------- Winner Game 3 v Winner Game 4 (Jun 24)
Antrim v Derry (Jun 03)







MUNSTER FIXTURES


Cork v Limerick (May 20)
----------------------------------------------- Winner Game 1 v Tipperary (Jun 03)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINAL (Jul 01)

----------------------------------------------- Winner Game 2 v Kerry (Jun 03)
Waterford v Clare (May 20)







LEINSTER FIXTURES


Laois v Longofrd/Westmeath (Jun 02)
----------------------------------------------- Winner Game 1 v Winner Game 2 (Jun 24)
Louth/Wicklow v Wexford (Jun 03)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINAL (Jul 15)

Carlow v Offaly (Jun 10)
----------------------------------------------- Winner Game 3 v Winner Game 4 (Jun 24)
Dublin v Kildare/Meath (Jun 03)







CONNACHT FIXTURES


New York v Sligo (Jun 10)
----------------------------------------------- Winner Game 1 v Roscommon (Jun 17)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINAL (Jul 08)

Galway v Mayo (May 20)
----------------------------------------------- Winner Game 2 v Winner Game 3 (Jun 03)
London v Leitrim (May 27)

[deco121]

Selection 1=Outright Points x8-Cork (it had to be )
Selection 2=Outright Points x7-Kerry
Selection 3=Outright Points x6-Galway
Selection 4=Outright Points x5-Armagh
Selection 5=Outright Points x4-Mayo
Selection 6=Outright Points x3-Laois
Selection 7=Outright Points x2-Dublin
Selection 8=Outright Points x1-Donegal


everyone is welcome to enter this lads so don't be shy

[Marker]

Will have a go but E&OE
Please inform me if I have made a mistake with options I understand the format I think. Good luck, Marker

Selection 1=Outright Points x8-Kerry
Selection 2=Outright Points x7-Laois
Selection 3=Outright Points x6-Mayo
Selection 4=Outright Points x5-Donegal
Selection 5=Outright Points x4-Cork
Selection 6=Outright Points x3-Galway
Selection 7=Outright Points x2-Armagh
Selection 8=Outright Points x1-Longford

[betking]

Whens the closing date for entries? Its probably there somewhere but I didnt see it

[deco121]

that's perfect Marker


next round of games are on Sunday (May 20th) so make sure ye get your entries in before then.


...forgot about that betking
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[betking]

I have no idea about this so its a complete guess Think I've done it right. Now as long as no one else enters we all have a 66% chance of getting a prize

Selection 1=Outright Points x8- Kerry
Selection 2=Outright Points x7- Cork
Selection 3=Outright Points x6- Mayo
Selection 4=Outright Points x5- Galway
Selection 5=Outright Points x4- Armagh
Selection 6=Outright Points x3- Dublin
Selection 7=Outright Points x2- Donegal
Selection 8=Outright Points x1- Laois

[brindal]

As much as it pains me to put Kerry as my strongest team here are my selections :

Selection 1=Outright Points x8-Kerry
Selection 2=Outright Points x7-Dublin
Selection 3=Outright Points x6-Tyrone
Selection 4=Outright Points x5-Mayo
Selection 5=Outright Points x4-Donegal
Selection 6=Outright Points x3-Cork
Selection 7=Outright Points x2-Galway
Selection 8=Outright Points x1-Laois


P.s Great idea Deco and an excellent format will keep us interested in all provincial games in the pub of a sunday afternoon. Fair play

[manafana]

Selection 1=Outright Points x8- Kerry
Selection 2=Outright Points x7- Dublin
Selection 3=Outright Points x6- Cork
Selection 4=Outright Points x5- Tyrone
Selection 5=Outright Points x4- Donegal
Selection 6=Outright Points x3- Laois
Selection 7=Outright Points x2- Mayo
Selection 8=Outright Points x1- Roscommon
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[kerryman87]

Selection 1=Outright Points x8- Kerry
Selection 2=Outright Points x7- Cork
Selection 3=Outright Points x6- Mayo
Selection 4=Outright Points x5- Donegal
Selection 5=Outright Points x4- Fermanagh
Selection 6=Outright Points x3- Dublin
Selection 7=Outright Points x2- Roscommon
Selection 8=Outright Points x1- Meath

C'mon the Kingdom !!!!!!!
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[Heaso]

Selection 1=Outright Points x8- Armagh
Selection 2=Outright Points x7- Kerry
Selection 3=Outright Points x6- Tyrone
Selection 4=Outright Points x5- Dublin
Selection 5=Outright Points x4- Laois
Selection 6=Outright Points x3- Galway
Selection 7=Outright Points x2- Cork
Selection 8=Outright Points x1- Longford

Could't put Kerry on top of the pile! Something in my nature wouldn't allow it!

N Cheers for your efforts Deco! Much appreciated!!

[zagreb]

Selection 1=Cork
Selection 2=Derry
Selection 3=Kerry
Selection 4=Galway
Selection 5=Offaly
Selection 6=Armagh
Selection 7=Dublin
Selection 8=Sligo
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