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21st May 2016

Get down the bookies, because here are the 2016 SportsJOE GAA Championship predictions

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The Championship starts in earnest this weekend, with big beasts like the Tyrone footballers, Tipperary hurlers and Leitrim footballers making their seasonal bows.

Many people have already tied up Sam Maguire in a sky blue ribbon, expecting Dublin to successfully defend their crowd, while lots of pundits think a Spring of shaping from Clare and Waterford will give way to the usual hurling dominance of Kilkenny.

If everything was that neat and tidy, sure, none of us would bother watching sport.

The football features the usual suspects like Mayo, Kerry and Donegal ready to challenge the Dubs, with Tyrone, Monaghan and Roscommon keen to join the party.

The league finals between Clare and Waterford suggest the Cats won’t have it all their own way, and that is before you consider the big beasts of Munster, Cork and Tipperary, who have been suspiciously quiet.

And then there is the provincial championships! Ah, the provincial championships… Thank heavens for Ulster football and Munster hurling.

But we know what you’re thinking, ‘who do the SportsJOE lads fancy for the eight trophies on offer?’. After the success of our Premier League predictions, we couldn’t not bring you our GAA picks.

The only unanimous prediction was the Leinster SFC, where we all expect Meath to take the Royal throne. Only kidding, it’ll be the Dubs. Of that much we’re certain.

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Football

Connacht GAA Football Senior Championship Final, Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon 19/7/2015 Mayo vs Sligo Mayo captain Keith Higgins celebrates with supporters as he raises The Nestor Cup Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Donall Farmer

Connacht SFC

Conan Doherty: Mayo

Dion Fanning: Mayo

Evan Fanning: Mayo

Ben Kiely: Mayo

Pat McCarry: Roscommon

Kevin McGillicuddy: Mayo

Darragh Murphy: Mayo

Mikey Stafford: Roscommon

Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship Final, Croke Park, Dublin 12/7/2015 Dublin vs Westmeath Dublin captain Stephen Cluxton lifts the Delaney Cup Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Tommy Grealy

Leinster SFC

Conan Doherty: Dublin

Dion Fanning: Dublin

Evan Fanning: Dublin

Ben Kiely: Dublin

Pat McCarry: Dublin

Kevin McGillicuddy: Dublin

Darragh Murphy: Dublin

Mikey Stafford: Wexford Dublin

Munster GAA Football Senior Championship Final Replay, Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney, Kerry 18/7/2015 .Kerry vs Cork.Kerry's Kieran Donaghy and the Kerry players celebrate with the trophy.Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan

Munster SFC

Conan Doherty: Kerry

Dion Fanning: Kerry

Evan Fanning: Cork

Ben Kiely: Kerry

Pat McCarry: Kerry

Kevin McGillicuddy: Kerry

Darragh Murphy: Kerry

Mikey Stafford: Kerry

Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship Final, Clones, Co. Monaghan 19/7/2015 Monaghan vs Donegal Monaghan captain Conor McManus lifts the Anglo Celt cup Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan

Ulster SFC

Conan Doherty: Tyrone

Dion Fanning: Tyrone

Evan Fanning: Tyrone

Ben Kiely: Donegal

Pat McCarry: Donegal

Kevin McGillicuddy: Tyrone

Darragh Murphy: Donegal

Mikey Stafford: Monaghan

GAA Football All Ireland Senior Championship Final, Croke Park, Dublin 20/9/2015.Kerry vs Dublin.Dublin captain Stephen Cluxton lifts the Sam Maguire.Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie.

All-Ireland SFC

Conan Doherty: Dublin

Dion Fanning: Kerry

Evan Fanning: Tyrone

Ben Kiely: Kerry

Pat McCarry: Dublin

Kevin McGillicuddy: Tyrone

Darragh Murphy: Dublin

Mikey Stafford: Mayo

Hurling

Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final, Croke Park, Dublin 5/7/2015 Galway vs Kilkenny Kilkenny's Joey Holden and Walter Walsh celebrate with the trophy Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Leinster SHC

Conan Doherty: Kilkenny

Dion Fanning: Kilkenny

Evan Fanning: Kilkenny

Ben Kiely: Galway

Pat McCarry: Kilkenny

Kevin McGillicuddy: Kilkenny

Darragh Murphy: Kilkenny

Mikey Stafford: Wexford Kilkenny

Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final, Semple Stadium, Thurles 12/7/2015 Tipperary vs Waterford Tipperary captain Brendan Maher lifts the cup Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Munster SHC

Conan Doherty: Clare

Dion Fanning: Clare

Evan Fanning: Waterford

Ben Kiely: Tipperary

Pat McCarry: Tipperary

Kevin McGillicuddy: Waterford

Darragh Murphy: Clare

Mikey Stafford: Tipperary

GAA Hurling All Ireland Senior Championship Final, Croke Park, Dublin 6/9/2015.Kilkenny vs Galway.Kilkenny players lift captain Joey Holden and the Liam McCarthy Cup in celebration.Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

All-Ireland SHC

Conan Doherty: Kilkenny

Dion Fanning: Clare

Evan Fanning: Waterford

Ben Kiely: Kilkenny

Pat McCarry: Kilkenny

Kevin McGillicuddy: Clare

Darragh Murphy: Kilkenny

Mikey Stafford: Waterford

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