NHL Roundup - The Finals

Division 1

• Kilkenny defeated reigning champions Tipperary after extra-time. This was a fantastically enjoyable high-scoring match as both sides really brought out their top game for this one.
  

Division 2

• Offaly gained promotion to the top tier next year as they were able to defeat rivals Wexford by virtue of a solitary goal.
  

Division 3A

• The extra goal scored by Kildare was enough for them to beat Meath.

Division 3B

• London fully justified their place in the National League as they defeated Roscommon with 6 points to spare.
  

Division 4

• Sligo were victorious over Monaghan in a competitive final that went all the way to extra-time.
  

NFL Roundup - Final Word

Time to just reflect on this league campaign and to see how things all finished up. There were some very good matches throughout and the managers did give new talent a chance to shine. At the end of the day though, I don't think that anyone can have any complaints about their final league position.

The tables come courtesy of the official website of the GAA.

Division 1

Allianz GAA Football National League Roinn 1 Table

Team	Pld	Won	Draw	Lost	For	Against	Diff	Points
Kerry	7	6	1	0	114	83	31	13
Derry	7	4	1	2	101	81	20	9
Galway	7	4	1	2	106	92	14	9
Mayo	7	2	3	2	90	85	5	7
Tyrone	7	3	1	3	96	97	-1	7
Dublin	7	2	2	3	124	110	14	6
Donegal	7	2	1	4	86	99	-13	5
Westmeath	7	0	0	7	68	138	-70	0

Champions: Kerry
Relegated: Westmeath & Donegal

• Kerry end the campaign unbeaten with their 1 draw and 7 wins (including the final) and they should be favourites heading into the All-Ireland in the summer. The disappointing season for Tyrone was touching on previously. But it was even more so for fans of Donegal probably expected to do better than this. Westmeath just seemed out of their depth this year.

Division 2

Allianz GAA Football National League Roinn 2 Table

Team	Pld	Won	Draw	Lost	For	Against	Diff	Points
Monaghan	7	5	1	1	130	91	39	11
Cork	7	5	1	1	110	75	35	11
Kildare	7	4	2	1	115	88	27	10
Armagh	7	4	0	3	108	103	5	8
Meath	7	2	2	3	82	87	-5	6
Laois	7	3	0	4	96	116	-20	6
Fermanagh	7	1	1	5	87	106	-19	3
Wexford	7	0	1	6	78	140	-62	1

Promoted: Monaghan & Cork (champions)
Relegated: Wexford & Fermanagh

• In a bit of a strange twist, even though they finished second, Cork are named champions as they won that final one-off game. Those two sides should be a fine addition to Division 1 next year and it will give Monaghan in particular a chance to test themselves against the best. Wexford & Fermanagh had only just come up this year and so are going straight back down again.

Division 3

Allianz GAA Football National League Roinn 3 Table

Team	Pld	Won	Draw	Lost	For	Against	Diff	Points
Down	7	5	0	2	109	87	22	10
Tipperary	7	5	0	2	104	90	14	10
Offaly	7	3	1	3	89	107	-18	7
Louth	7	3	0	4	109	98	11	6
Roscommon	7	3	0	4	91	94	-3	6
Cavan	7	3	0	4	91	94	-3	6
Limerick	7	3	0	4	81	92	-11	6
Longford	7	2	1	4	76	88	-12	5

Promoted: Down & Tipperary (champions)
Relegated: Longford & Limerick

• Again the runners-up are crowned champions and this was an excellent campaign for Tipperary as they secured their second promotion in a row. Down as expected also go up a division. But just look how tight it was down at the other end of the table. You have to feel for Limerick getting relegated by virtue of having a worse points difference.

Division 4

Allianz GAA Football National League Roinn 4 Table

Team	Pld	Won	Draw	Lost	For	Against	Diff	Points
Antrim	8	6	2	0	167	77	90	14
Sligo	8	7	0	1	133	81	52	14
Leitrim	8	5	1	2	128	101	27	11
Waterford	8	4	1	3	112	87	25	9
Wicklow	8	3	2	3	153	102	51	8
Clare	8	3	0	5	144	105	39	6
Carlow	8	3	0	5	114	122	-8	6
London	8	2	0	6	82	146	-64	4
Kilkenny	8	0	0	8	42	254	-212	0

Promoted: Antrim & Sligo (champions)

• Sligo get the division trophey for winning that final match but the league table in this division is probably fairest of all most definitely the top 2 sides going up. Poor Kilkenny will just be glad that this campaign is finished.
  

NFL Roundup - The Finals

Division 1

• In a repeat of last year's final, Kerry got revenge as they defeated Derry to finish off their sensational, unbeaten league campaign.
  

Division 2

• Cork were just too strong for Monaghan and gave an impression that they will once again be serious contenders for the All-Ireland in the summer. Monaghan should not be too disheartened though, they had a very good campaign.
  

Division 3

• In what could be considered a bit of a shock, Tipperary were able to defeat Down to take the title by a single point. The match was so close that it ended up going into extra-time as a winner was unable to be found during the normal 70 minutes of play. Down will most certainly be disappointed to lose a big game that they should have won, but Tipperary's incredible season just keeps getting better.
  

Division 4

• Sligo probably would have been favourites before this match, but they needed 2 points in injury time to seal the win against Antrim. It sounded like a keenly contested game with both teams obviously wanting to pick up the win.
  

NHL Roundup - Week 9

Division 1

• Waterford won at Cork in a very high-scoring contest.

• Kilkenny had a narrow win over Dublin.

• Galway had a fine win away at Clare.

• Tipperary had a home win against Limerick.
  

Division 2

• Offaly had an easy enough win against Antrim, which saw them advance to the final.

• Wexford topped the table as they thrashed Carlow by 25-points.

• Westmeath had a good home win against Laois.

• Down produced a magnificent comeback to win by 9-points despite being 6-points behind at half-time against Kerry. This result meant that Kerry had lost all 7 of their matches.

Division 3A

• The fixtures had already been completed.
  

Division 3B

• London finished with top of the table with an impressive 100% victory record as they defeated Donegal.

• Louth were much too strong for Tyrone.

• Fingal had a fine win against Roscommon.

• Longford had the weekend off.

Division 4

• Again, all matches had been played.
  

NFL Roundup - Week 10

As Division 4 has an extra team in it, they played out their final round of games this past week.

Division 4

• Antrim had a win away at Waterford to top the table.
  

• Sligo had a narrow win away at Wicklow, although they were already guaranteed a place in the final.

• Kilkenny lost heavily yet again, this time to Carlow.

• Clare had a very easy win against London, defeating them by triple scores.

• Leitrim had the weekend off.
  

NFL Roundup - Week 9

Division 1

• Derry won to send them into the final, however this defeat got Donegal relegated.

• Dublin produced a terrific performance to secure safety as they destroyed Westmeath by 27-points. This result meant that the visitors had lost all 7 of their matches.

• Kerry were able to defeat Galway to end their campaign unbeaten. It was bad luck for Galway though as they miss out on the final due to points difference for the second year running.

• A draw would have been enough to keep both Mayo & Tyrone in Division 1, so rather unsurprisingly they drew. For Tyrone, it would have to go down as a bit of a poor campaign to only secure safety in the very last match. The manager tried out over 35 players in the 7 games, but the disappointing thing is that not many of them showed the quality that has become synonymous with Tyrone over the past decade. Hopefully things pick up during the All-Ireland Championship in the summer.
  

Division 2

• Monaghan secured their promotion with as they went to Laois and hammered them by a massive scoreline.

• Cork were very impressive against Armagh as they gained promotion with this win.

• Meath and Kildare drew.

• As did Wexford and Fermanagh and it was probably fairly unenjoyable for all involved as both sides had already been relegated.

Division 3

• Down had a narrow win away at Roscommon but it gained them promotion as they finished top of the table.

• Louth had a narrow home win against Cavan.

• Limerick lost at Louth which saw them relegated. Unluckily for them, 3 other teams had the same number of points as them, but they went down due to an inferior score difference.

• Longford beat Tipperary, but it didn't make much difference as they had already been relegated.
  

Division 4

• Sligo picked up a home win against Waterford to guarantee them promotion and a place in the final.

• Carlow came from behind to pick up a win at home against Wicklow in a high-scoring game.

• Leitrim finished up their campaign with a victory against Clare.

• London had an expected win against Kilkenny.

• Antrim had the weekend off.

NHL Roundup - Week 8

Division 1

• Kilkenny had a very easy day's work as they hammered Cork. This win more or less gives Kilkenny top spot in the table and earns them a place in the final against...
  

• ...Tipperary, who had a good win at Galway which helped to secure them second place in the table.

• Clare managed a draw at Dublin, but it was not enough as the result sees them relegated.

• Limerick had a narrow win at home to Waterford, but a decent one nonetheless.
  

Division 2

• Antrim produced a very good away win in Laois.
  

• Wexford scored 5 goals which helped them to a home win over Offaly.

• Down were comprehensively beaten at Carlow as their disappointing season continued.

• Westmeath secured a narrow 1-point win away to Kerry.
  

Division 3A

• No games this week due to there only being 6 teams in this division.
  

Division 3B

• London hugely impressed as they went to Longford and obliterated them by 38 points, scoring 7 goals in the process.

• Roscommon had a decent home win against Louth.

• Donegal beat Fingal by just 2 points in a very high scoring match.

• Tyrone had the weekend off.

Division 4

• Again, no fixtures this week for the aforementioned reasons.