Tipsters Round 5 AND MCCormack Cup Qualification

[Lone Shark]

Right, we're off again this week, but just to confirm, this week's tips count for two competitions - the league, and the McCormack Cup. Veterans of this competition will know how it works by now, but for those who don't, here's the story. The league is great for Steady Eddies and no doubt there's a lot of pride to be taken from being the most consistent performer, but you've got to have real championship!

This week, the top 12 scores, plus ties, qualify for the Paddy McCormack Cup. Last year's winner (Hocker) also receives a bye into that stage - however he will still count as part of the top twelve if he reaches it, just in case it makes a difference. The bye is only invoked if he's outside automatic qualification (i.e. it doesn't become top 13 plus ties if Hocker finishes high up, is what I'm trying to say). All participants who have at least one week's entry up to that point become eligible for the Daithí Regan cup, our "Tier 2" competition. Then next week, with the final round of hurling games, the top eight in each competition qualify for the quarter finals and it will be knockout from there on whichever weeks we have sufficient fixtures to play them.

Anyone who has entered at any stage so far this year but misses this week will be eligible for Regan Cup, while anyone who enters this week will be eligible for both. Anyone who hasn't entered so far and doesn't enter this week either is out of the running, so get stuck in if ye haven't so far!

And the games ..... There's a lot of favourites this week, and indeed there might have been a case for making Gracefield favourites over Tubber as well, but I still think it's better that way rather than have everyone going the same side on matches - I don't think a lot of people would have gone for Ferbane, Shannonbridge or Rynaghs before, but they might now. It should split things up a bit anyway.

Fri 7.15pm Clara (F) vs Ballycumber (U)
Fri 7.15pm Erin Rovers (F) vs St Rynaghs (U)
Sat 7pm Tubber vs Gracefield
Sat 7pm Shamrocks (F) vs Edenderry (U)
Sun 2pm Tullamore (F) vs Shannonbridge (U)
Sun 2pm Rhode (F) vs Ferbane (U)

[Lone Shark]

Fri 7.15pm Clara (F) vs Ballycumber (U) Clara
Fri 7.15pm Erin Rovers (F) vs St Rynaghs (U) Draw
Sat 7pm Tubber vs Gracefield Draw
Sat 7pm Shamrocks (F) vs Edenderry (U) Shamrocks
Sun 2pm Tullamore (F) vs Shannonbridge (U) Shannonbridge
Sun 2pm Rhode (F) vs Ferbane (U) Ferbane

[Rynaghs Biffo]

Fri 7.15pm Clara (F) vs Ballycumber (U) Clara
Fri 7.15pm Erin Rovers (F) vs St Rynaghs (U) Erin rovers
Sat 7pm Tubber vs Gracefield Draw
Sat 7pm Shamrocks (F) vs Edenderry (U) Shamrocks
Sun 2pm Tullamore (F) vs Shannonbridge (U) Tullamore
Sun 2pm Rhode (F) vs Ferbane (U) Rhode

[TheManFromFerbane]

Fri 7.15pm Clara (F) vs Ballycumber (U) Clara
Fri 7.15pm Erin Rovers (F) vs St Rynaghs (U) Erin Rovers
Sat 7pm Tubber vs Gracefield Tubber
Sat 7pm Shamrocks (F) vs Edenderry (U) Shamrocks
Sun 2pm Tullamore (F) vs Shannonbridge (U) Tullamore
Sun 2pm Rhode (F) vs Ferbane (U) Ferbane

[DD]

Fri 7.15pm Clara (F) vs Ballycumber (U) Clara
Fri 7.15pm Erin Rovers (F) vs St Rynaghs (U) Erin Rovers
Sat 7pm Tubber vs Gracefield Gracefield
Sat 7pm Shamrocks (F) vs Edenderry (U) Edenderry Eternal Optimism
Sun 2pm Tullamore (F) vs Shannonbridge (U) Shannonbridge
Sun 2pm Rhode (F) vs Ferbane (U) Rhode

[beirut]

Fri 7.15pm Clara (F) vs Ballycumber (U) Clara
Fri 7.15pm Erin Rovers (F) vs St Rynaghs (U) Erin Rovers
Sat 7pm Tubber vs Gracefield Tubber
Sat 7pm Shamrocks (F) vs Edenderry (U) Shamrocks
Sun 2pm Tullamore (F) vs Shannonbridge (U) Tullamore
Sun 2pm Rhode (F) vs Ferbane (U) Rhode

[Sydthebeat]

Fri 7.15pm Clara (F) vs Ballycumber (U) Clara
Fri 7.15pm Erin Rovers (F) vs St Rynaghs (U) Erin rovers
Sat 7pm Tubber vs Gracefield gracefield
Sat 7pm Shamrocks (F) vs Edenderry (U) Shamrocks
Sun 2pm Tullamore (F) vs Shannonbridge (U) Tullamore
Sun 2pm Rhode (F) vs Ferbane (U) Rhode

[azoffaly]

Fri 7.15pm Clara (F) vs Ballycumber (U) Clara
Fri 7.15pm Erin Rovers (F) vs St Rynaghs (U) Pullagh
Sat 7pm Tubber vs Gracefield Gracefield
Sat 7pm Shamrocks (F) vs Edenderry (U) Edenderry
Sun 2pm Tullamore (F) vs Shannonbridge (U) Tullamore
Sun 2pm Rhode (F) vs Ferbane (U) Ferbane

Risky week by me this week. I'm trying to get another spurt on

[the rat]

Draw
Erin Rovers
Gracefield
Edenderry
Tullamore
Rhode

[Doon Massive]

Fri 7.15pm Clara (F) vs Ballycumber (U) Clara
Fri 7.15pm Erin Rovers (F) vs St Rynaghs (U) Erin Rovers
Sat 7pm Tubber vs Gracefield Draw
Sat 7pm Shamrocks (F) vs Edenderry (U) Draw
Sun 2pm Tullamore (F) vs Shannonbridge (U) Tullamore
Sun 2pm Rhode (F) vs Ferbane (U) Rhode

[Mighty Pair O' Hands]

Fri 7.15pm Clara (F) vs Ballycumber (U) Clara
Fri 7.15pm Erin Rovers (F) vs St Rynaghs (U) Erin Rovers
Sat 7pm Tubber vs Gracefield Tubber
Sat 7pm Shamrocks (F) vs Edenderry (U) Shamrocks
Sun 2pm Tullamore (F) vs Shannonbridge (U) Tullamore
Sun 2pm Rhode (F) vs Ferbane (U) Ferbane

[Johnno81]

Clara
Erin Rovers
Gracefield
Shamrocks
Tullamore
Rhode

[As Such Ger]

Clara
Draw
Draw
Tullamore
Rhode

[rocket57]

Fri 7.15pm Clara (F) vs Ballycumber (U) Clara
Fri 7.15pm Erin Rovers (F) vs St Rynaghs (U) Erin Rovers
Sat 7pm Tubber vs Gracefield Gracefield
Sat 7pm Shamrocks (F) vs Edenderry (U) Shamrocks
Sun 2pm Tullamore (F) vs Shannonbridge (U) Tullamore
Sun 2pm Rhode (F) vs Ferbane (U) Rhode

[bula bula]

Fri 7.15pm Clara (F) vs Ballycumber (U) Clara
Fri 7.15pm Erin Rovers (F) vs St Rynaghs (U) Erin Rovers
Sat 7pm Tubber vs Gracefield Gracefield
Sat 7pm Shamrocks (F) vs Edenderry (U) Draw
Sun 2pm Tullamore (F) vs Shannonbridge (U) Tullamore
Sun 2pm Rhode (F) vs Ferbane (U) Rhode