Waterford Senior Football Championship 2008
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| Waterford Champions | ||
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| Winners | The Nire | |
| Captain | John Moore John Moore (footballer) John Moore is a Scottish former professional footballer, best known as a player for Luton Town.-Playing career:... |
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| Player of the year | Gary Hurney Gary Hurney Gary Hurney is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling and gaelic football with his local club Abbeyside/Ballinacourty GAA and with both Waterford senior inter-county teams... |
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| Relegated | John Mitchels John Mitchels GAA (Waterford) John Mitchels GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Kilmacthomas, County Waterford, Ireland. The club is exclusively dedicated to Gaelic Football and fields two teams at both Senior and Intermediate level.... |
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The 2008 Waterford Senior Football Championship is the current championship of the Waterford Senior Football Championship, the premier gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
competition in County Waterford
Waterford GAA
The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in County Waterford. The County Board is also responsible for the Waterford inter-county teams. The county...
, having commenced on 11 May 2008. There are 13 teams in the championship, structured into 2 groups of four teams and 1 group of 5 teams. From these groups, quarter finals, and semi-finals will be played with a county final being played in either Walsh Park
Walsh Park
Walsh Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Waterford, Ireland named after Willie Walsh, a well-known referee and long time campaigner for Gaelic games in Waterford It is the home of the Waterford Gaelic football and hurling teams. The ground currently has a capacity of 17,000...
or Fraher Field
Fraher Field
Fraher Field is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium, located in Dungarvan, County Waterford, owned by the Waterford GAA County Board. It has a total capacity of around 15,000....
. Ballinacourty
Abbeyside/Ballinacourty GAA
Abbeyside/Ballincourty GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Abbeyside, County Waterford, Ireland. The club plays both hurling and gaelic football and competes in both senior codes in County Waterford....
are the defending champions having beaten Ardmore
Ardmore GAA
Ardmore GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the West Waterford town of Ardmore, Ireland. The club plays both hurling and gaelic football, although it is generally thought to focus more, on gaelic football, having won 2 Senior Football Championships in 1965 and 1977...
in the 2007 final.
Championship Structure
13 teams are competing in the 2008 championship. The 13 teams are split into 3 groups, 2 of which contain 4 teams and 1 which contains 5 teams. The top 2 teams in each of the 3 groups automatically progress into the quarter-finals. The 3rd placed teams in all groups qualify for a Round of 16 game, with two winners gaining entry into the quarter-final.Teams on equal points in each group are ranked by highest points difference (points scored less points conceded). However, no team may be eliminated from the championship who finish on equal points. For this reason, playoffs are needed in both Group A and Group C to decide who finishes 3rd in this group and to decide who moves on in the championship.
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Relegation playoffs
Matches
----Knockout phase
- 6 teams, the top two finishers from each of the 3 groups, qualify directly for the quarter-finals.
- The 3 3rd place teams are entered for the Round of 16
- Brickey RangersBrickey Rangers GAABrickey Rangers GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based a few miles outside of Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland. The club enters teams in both hurling and gaelic football...
faced GaulterGaultier GAAGaultier GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located on the outskirts of Dunmore East which is a popular tourist and fishing village in County Waterford, Ireland...
in the first Round of 16 game with Brickey Rangers advancing to the quarter-finals. - As the losing team from the first Round of 16 game, GaulterGaultier GAAGaultier GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located on the outskirts of Dunmore East which is a popular tourist and fishing village in County Waterford, Ireland...
faced Rinn Ó gCuanachRinn Ó gCuanach CLGRinn Ó gCuanach CLG is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Irish speaking area of An Rinn , Co. Phort Láirge , Ireland. The club enters teams of both GAA codes each year, which includes two adult Gaelic football teams and two adult Hurling teams in the Waterford County Championships...
in the 2nd Round of 16 game. Rinn Ó gCuanach won this game so also advanced to the quarter-finals.
Round of 16
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Semi-finals
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| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | THE NIRE GAA: | ||
| 1 | T Flynn | ||
| 2 | J McGrath | ||
| 3 | T O’Gorman | ||
| 4 | M O’Gorman | ||
| 5 | J Moore | ||
| 6 | D Ryan | ||
| 7 | P Prendergast | ||
| 8 | S Walsh | ||
| 9 | B Wall | ||
| 10 | D Wall | ||
| 11 | M O’Gorman | ||
| 12 | C Power | ||
| 13 | L Lawlor | ||
| 14 | R Fenton | ||
| 15 | M Moore | ||