Couldn’t see an existing thread for this. Draw is on tonight with Crokes, na Fianna, Boden and Davis being the seeded teams.
Think it’ll be competitive this year. There’s few if any poor teams in this championship any more so there aren’t many soft draws.
Draw being made at 19.30
The nation holds its breath
Not holding my breath on this one , but really looking forward to seeing who we get in our championships
Group 1:
Ballymun
Boden
Templeogue
Balinteer
Group 2:
Crokes
Syls
Castleknock
Skerries
Group 3:
Davis
Raheny
Lucan
Cuala
Group 4:
Na Fianna
Jude’s
Vinnies
Whitehall
Interested to see how Lucan Sarsfields go. Under performed last year but were missing quite a few who went off to the states and didn’t come back if at all until the final group game. If they have those players back they’ll be looking to get back to the form they had in 2021.
Christ - Northside group of death there with 4 … and Jude’s.
Could we swop Jude’s for the Mun?
Group 1: Boden but could BSJ upset the Mun?
Group 2: Crokes and id go with Skerries
Group 3: wide open
Group 3: judes and NAF
Group 1:
Boden
Balinteer
Group 2:
Crokes
Castleknock
Group 3:
Davis
Raheny
Group 4:
Na Fianna
Jude’s
Wouldn’t surprise me totally with that prediction if BSJ get through. Ballymun failed to make it out the group stages in 2019 and 2022 and were knocked out in the quarters in 2021. It by far the oldest team in that group. Group 4 is pretty wide open to me other than Na Fianna definitely making it to the quarterfinals.
Ah Vinnies are average and Whitehall wont trouble Judes in my opinion
Whitehall pushed Na Fianna all the way last year , and they have been further strengthened by a few lads from Donegal , I expect a big Championship from them
My early prediction of who will get out of each group.
Group 1:
Ballyboden
Ballinteer St John’s
Group 2:
Kilmacud Crokes
Castleknock
Group 3:
Cuala
Lucan Sarsfields
Group 4:
Na Fianna
Whitehall Colmcille
Whitehall also have ex Kerry forward for 2023, can’t think his name atm
4 really competitive looking groups.
Doncel? Don’t recall him ever playing football with Kerry from Dr. Crokes
Playing in division 2 won’t help Whitehall . Jude’s are missing 5/6 and winning division 1. Not seeing them not getting out of the Group
What way do the fixtures play out for first few games,
Is it 1 v 2 & 3 v 4 in each group, then losers v losers & winners v winners in 2nd game?
Think and I could be mistaken that the fixtures last year were all dated as to who played who , in advance, but not 100% on that
