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Poacher & Varley #11: Omagh Classic | Are Derry All-Ireland Contenders | Can New York Beat Sligo

GAA coach Steven Poacher and former Mayo star Enda Varley get stuck into the week’s big Gaelic football talking points

CAVAN v ARMAGH
This is their first championship meeting since 2019 when it took a replay to separate them in the Ulster semi-final after they drew in extra-time in the quarter-final.

LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS
2019: Cavan 0-23 Armagh 0-17 (Ulster semi-final replay)
2019: Cavan 0-17 Armagh 1-14 aet (Ulster semi-final)
2016: Cavan 2-16 Armagh 0-14 (Ulster quarter-final)
2014: Armagh 1-12 Cavan 0-9 (Ulster quarter-final)

*Armagh were relegated from Division 1 this year after winning two, drawing one and losing four of seven games. Cavan were promoted from Division 3 as champions after winning six of eight games.

*Kieran McGeeney is in his ninth season as Armagh manager. In the last eight seasons, they lost their opening games in the Ulster championship in 2015-16-17-18-2022 and won in 2019-20-21.

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*The winners will play Down or Donegal in the semi-final.

DONEGAL v DOWN
They last met in the championship two years ago when Donegal won a preliminary round game by 16 points. Down last beat Donegal in the Ulster championship in 2010.

LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS
2021: Donegal 2-25 Down 1-12 (Ulster preliminary round)
2018: Donegal 2-22 Down 1-12 (Ulster semi-final)
2013: Donegal 0-12 Down 0-9 (Ulster semi-final)
2012: Donegal 2-18 Down 0-13 (Ulster final)
2010: Down 1-15 Donegal 2-10 (Ulster quarter-final) after extra-time

*Donegal havenโ€™t lost their first championship game of the season since 2010 when Down beat them by 1-15 to 2-10 after extra-time in an Ulster quarter-final in Ballybofey. Since then Donegal have won twelve times, beating Tyrone three times, Fermanagh (2), Cavan (2), Antrim (2), Down (1), Derry (1), Armagh (1).

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*Donegal were relegated from Division 1 this year after losing five, drawing one and winning one of their seven games.

*Down finished third in Division 3, winning five and losing two of seven games.

*The winners play Armagh or Cavan in the Ulster semi-final.

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