Rain, hail, shine or rain (again), it’s Championship Summer and the jerseys are coming out.
Galway and New York kicked off the Senior Football Championship on the same weekend that Antrim’s hurlers overcame the Laois in Ballycastle.
This weekend sees the SFC and SHCs ramping up a gear, with six games scheduled for action.
Here are our favourite GAA jerseys starting, unfortunately, with these lads…
35. London
A throw-back to the 1990s, a dated crest and a sponsor’s logo that is hard to read unless you are two yards away.
34. Louth
A drab effort from the Wee County and collars that look extremely shoddy.
33. Warwickshire
Plain enough effort from the English hurling outfit. Another dated crest. Harmless enough. Flouncy sleeves.
32. Limerick
Thrown together in about six seconds, by the looks of it. Only pizazz comes from the green and white dash. Rudimentary.
31. Laois
Passable but equally forgettable.
30. Wexford
Pretty much tied into the iconic colours but fairly slapdash. Gain Feeds will be delighted with the flaming logo. Stands out.
29. Wicklow
A regular, average GAA jersey.
28. Longford
See above.
27. Clare
If it ain’t exactly broke, don’t exactly fix it. Inoffensive.
26. Cork
Big, brave logo but a middling design.
25. Fermanagh
Kind of like the county, at present. Nice effort but falls short.
24. Kilkenny
Unmistakeable but unspectacular. Predominantly black sleeves an improvement. Got milk?
23. Dublin
Clean, decent but lacking the oomph of previous jerseys.
22. Carlow
Always the potential to get it garishly wrong but not so here. The 2015 jersey is streets ahead of last year’s throw-back.
21. Westmeath
Won’t be missing the sponsor here. Nice and snug with some more design slashes.
20. Cavan
The new collar bumps it up the list. Not the belle of the ball but you wouldn’t kick it out of the bed for rabbiting on about building materials.
19. Monaghan
A princely effort from the Farney County.
18. Waterford
Very similar to the O’Neills/Monaghan effort but a slicker Azzuri design.
17. Armagh
Show us yer muscles. Geezer would probably prefer sleeveless numbers but this ain’t far off.
16. Antrim
The white splash, encompassing number, maker, ‘GAA’ and crest, works well and lets the Saffron do the talking.
15. Kildare
Brazen sponsors logo jinks up up the leaderboard as does the clutch to all-white beliefs.
14. Kerry
Not messing too much with the classic design. Everyone will know who they are when they step on the field.
13. Galway
Plain enough but the colour and the suggestion of tasty, tempting fare sees it sitting just outside the top 10.
12. Meath
Similar to the Galwegians but the appearance of Mr Tayto himself edges the Royal County ahead.
11. Tipperary
Tipp truly in the 21st century with this frequency-inspired design.
10. Tyrone
Clean, effective, no messing. Tyrone rarely disappoint.
9. Derry
They have a primarily white jersey but we prefer the change strip. If we ever need specialist joinery done…
8. New York
Bright and bold. Nice jersey from the New Yawkers. Shame they’ve already been beaten by Galway. Off to the Back Door.
7. Roscommon
The thin stripes, round colours and nice accented blues – melding well with the logo – sees the Rossies sitting pretty.
6. Offaly
For so many years, Offaly jerseys were boring. This is a nice twist on the familiar colours.
5. Leitrim
For some reason, we have been intoxicated by this low murmur of a design. Perhaps it is the yellow, Dali-esque splodge.
4. Mayo
Like Offaly, Mayo have taken the usual offerings and added some nice design flourishes.
3. Sligo
You may spot a trend at this stage. Simple and clean. Kukri have done well. We have a weakness for predominantly black jerseys.
2. Down
Down have produced the good all year and have done well again. Typically Ulster sleeve-length but the distinctive colours invariably lend to a gem.
1. Donegal
Michael Murphy’s facial expression is just one of the many things that have drawn us to this picture but it is the jersey that stands out. Lovely collar, clean design. Good logo incorporation. Hard to pick a flaw.
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