ragingbull
Well-Known Member
And here are the Pot breakdowns for the All-Ireland at this point (one county from each pot will enter one of the four All-Ireland SFC groups):
Pot 1
Connacht SFC winner
Leinster SFC winner
Munster SFC winner
Ulster SFC winner
Pot 2
Connacht SFC runner-up
Leinster SFC runner-up
Munster SFC runner-up
Ulster SFC runner-up
Pot 3
Mayo
Loser of Roscommon/Galway
Tyrone
12th ranked team
Pot 4
13th ranked team
14th ranked team
15th ranked team
16th ranked team
There is some confusion that if Westmeath reached the Leinster final that would somehow open up another spot, but a place is only reserved for the Tailteann Cup winners if they haven’t already qualified. So, Westmeath will be taking the place of a higher-ranked team regardless and making the Leinster final would just mean a higher seeding for them in the group phase.
The top 16-ranked teams from the league were: 1. Mayo, 2. Galway, 3. Roscommon, 4. Tyrone, 5. Kerry, 6. Monaghan, 7. Dublin, 8. Derry, 9. Armagh, 10. Donegal, 11. Louth, 12. Cork, 13. Kildare, 14. Meath, 15. Cavan, 16. Fermanagh.
We’ll start with the easy part, Fermanagh, despite being promoted from Division 3 this season, will return to the Tailteann Cup given that two of Clare, Limerick, Sligo or New York are guaranteed to overtake them on the rankings as they prepare for provincial semi-finals.
They join Antrim, Carlow, Leitrim, London, Longford, Waterford and Wexford as confirmed tier-two teams for now.
Pot 1
Connacht SFC winner
Leinster SFC winner
Munster SFC winner
Ulster SFC winner
Pot 2
Connacht SFC runner-up
Leinster SFC runner-up
Munster SFC runner-up
Ulster SFC runner-up
Pot 3
Mayo
Loser of Roscommon/Galway
Tyrone
12th ranked team
Pot 4
13th ranked team
14th ranked team
15th ranked team
16th ranked team
There is some confusion that if Westmeath reached the Leinster final that would somehow open up another spot, but a place is only reserved for the Tailteann Cup winners if they haven’t already qualified. So, Westmeath will be taking the place of a higher-ranked team regardless and making the Leinster final would just mean a higher seeding for them in the group phase.
The top 16-ranked teams from the league were: 1. Mayo, 2. Galway, 3. Roscommon, 4. Tyrone, 5. Kerry, 6. Monaghan, 7. Dublin, 8. Derry, 9. Armagh, 10. Donegal, 11. Louth, 12. Cork, 13. Kildare, 14. Meath, 15. Cavan, 16. Fermanagh.
We’ll start with the easy part, Fermanagh, despite being promoted from Division 3 this season, will return to the Tailteann Cup given that two of Clare, Limerick, Sligo or New York are guaranteed to overtake them on the rankings as they prepare for provincial semi-finals.
They join Antrim, Carlow, Leitrim, London, Longford, Waterford and Wexford as confirmed tier-two teams for now.