PREVIEW: Rathangan, Milltown, and Ellistown battling for Quarter-Final spots in Kildare IFC Group A
Kildare Intermediate Football Championship Group A is the easiest of the bunch with three teams already qualified and competing for the two Quarter-Final spots and one Prelim QF spot
Kildare IFC Group A is the most straightforward of the bunch. After impressing, Rathangan, Milltown, and Ellistown all qualified for the knockouts and who finishes where is the only issue down for decision.
The fixtures will take place at 12pm on Sunday, September 7 with Straffan and Rathangan facing off in Clane and Milltown meeting Ellistown in Manguard Park, Hawkfield.
Although Straffan put it up to Milltown when they met, they are likely to come up short against Rathangan, which means that Milltown and Ellistown will have a straight shootout for a top two place.
A draw puts Milltown second in that scenario, but they should have enough to beat the Junior champions who have had a stellar first year back in the IFC.
That being said, Ellistown have shown a great capacity to score and Milltown will concede a decent amount en-route to putting up their own inevitably strong total.
The opening minutes will dictate the watchability of these two games, but a bright start from either underdog could wobble the top two and it is always fun watching a good team try to figure things out and wrestle back control.