NFL Roundup - Week 5

Division 1

• Galway continued their 100% start to the league as they went up to Tyrone and won. This was the TV game on Saturday night but it was a terrible and for the most part boring match, as the conditions were atrocious. There was heavy rain earlier in the day and throughout the match and if the match had not been on TV, it may well have been called off. Credit to Galway though, they played the conditions better and on the whole deserved the win. A few alarm bells will start to ring for Tyrone as this is their second home loss in a row and again they did not turn up at all in the first half. We can not afford a slip-up in the next game otherwise we may get dragged into a relegation battle.

• Kerry had a fine win up in Derry and they could even afford the luxury of missing a penalty. Kerry have gotten off to an excellent start and also have maximum points from the 3 games played so far.

• Dublin had a very good, and much-needed result as they came away from Donegal with a win. This sort of victory was exactly what they needed and the team will now be looking to kick on into another gear.

• Mayo had a handy enough victory when they hosted Westmeath.
  

Division 2

• In the early match, Meath had an expected win at home to Laois. It was so comfortable that the they could get away with not even scoring a single point in the second half. Laois were said to be poor though, as none of their points came from open play.

• Monaghan had an excellent win at Armagh and that victory leaves them as the only team win a 100% record in this division.

• Cork defeated Fermanagh in a result that many would have predicted.

• Kildare had a very comprehensive and deserved victory against Wexford. And this also means that the visitors have yet to pick up a single point so they need to turn things around fast.
  

Division 3

• There was a bit of a surprise result on Saturday evening when Down lost at home to Cavan. This is a poor result for Down as they would have been expected to win this game and they had home advantage too, plus this is a bit of a blow to their chances of getting promoted.

• Tipperary needed a late penalty to pick up the win, but it is a very fine victory away at Limerick who seem to be regressing.

• Roscommon made full use of home advantage as they saw off Longford with 2 points to spare.

• Offaly won by a single point at home to Louth to pick up their first win and will be using this as a boost to move in the right direction.
  

Division 4

• Sligo had a decent enough win over in London to make it 4 wins from 4.

• Wicklow absolutely annihilated Kilkenny in a game where they were always going to win, but probably not by a margin of 42 points. To make the result seem all the more worse, Kilkenny were the home team.

• Leitrim and Antrim battled to a cagey draw, although the Ulster side will probably be the happier of the two teams.

• Waterford had a very good win away at Clare and seem to be getting more confident with each passing game.

• Carlow had the weekend off.