# 2023 Tipperary Senior Football Championship

The 2023 Tipperary Senior Football Championship was the 132nd staging of the Tipperary Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.
Clonmel Commercials were the defending champions and went on to retain the title.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship
* Ballina

### From Championship

Relegated to the Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship
* Aherlow

## Group stage

The draw for the group stage took place on 3rd April 2023.
Advance to quarter-finals  Advance to relegation semi-final

### Group 1

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Clonmel Commercials | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-44 | 3-12 | +50 | 6 |
| Kilsheelan–Kilcash | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-28 | 5-23 | +3 | 2 |
| Drom & Inch | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-21 | 4-36 | -24 | 2 |
| Éire Óg Annacarty | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-16 | 4-36 | -29 | 2 |

#### Results
### Group 2

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-31 | 4-16 | +6 | 4 |
| Ballina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-31 | 5-29 | +14 | 4 |
| Ardfinnan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-35 | 7-27 | +2 | 2 |
| Moycarkey–Borris | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-13 | 2-38 | -22 | 2 |

#### Results
### Group 3

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Upperchurch-Drombane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-29 | 4-20 | +9 | 6 |
| Killenaule | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-32 | 3-17 | +15 | 4 |
| Cahir | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-22 | 3-36 | -8 | 2 |
| Arravale Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-27 | 5-37 | -16 | 0 |

#### Results
### Group 4

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| JK Brackens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-35 | 3-30 | +17 | 6 |
| Moyle Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-41 | 4-33 | +2 | 2 |
| Ballyporeen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-38 | 3-40 | -5 | 2 |
| Rockwell Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-27 | 4-38 | -14 | 2 |

#### Results
## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 23 September, Golden | 23 September, Golden | | | |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 0-12 | | | |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 0-12 | 8 October, Ardfinnan | 8 October, Ardfinnan | | |
| Moyle Rovers | 1-10 | 8 October, Ardfinnan | 8 October, Ardfinnan | |
| Moyle Rovers | 1-10 | Moyle Rovers | 0-11 | |
| 23 September, Templemore | 23 September, Templemore | | Moyle Rovers | 0-11 | |
| 23 September, Templemore | 23 September, Templemore | Clonmel Commercials | 0-14 | |
| Clonmel Commercials | 4-17 | Clonmel Commercials | 0-14 | |
| Clonmel Commercials | 4-17 | | | | 22 October, Semple Stadium | 22 October, Semple Stadium |
| Ballina | 0-7 | | | | 22 October, Semple Stadium | 22 October, Semple Stadium |
| Ballina | 0-7 | | | | Clonmel Commercials | 6-7 |
| 24 September, Cashel | 24 September, Cashel | | | | | Clonmel Commercials | 6-7 |
| 24 September, Cashel | 24 September, Cashel | | | | JK Brackens | 2-6 |
| JK Brackens | 2-10 | | | | JK Brackens | 2-6 |
| JK Brackens | 2-10 | 7 October, The Ragg | 7 October, The Ragg | | | |
| Killenaule | 3-3 | 7 October, The Ragg | 7 October, The Ragg | | | |
| Killenaule | 3-3 | JK Brackens | 1-14 | | | |
| 24 September, Boherlahan | 24 September, Boherlahan | | JK Brackens | 1-14 | | | |
| 24 September, Boherlahan | 24 September, Boherlahan | Upperchurch–Drombane | 1-13 | |
| Upperchurch–Drombane | 0-10 (7) | Upperchurch–Drombane | 1-13 | |
| Kilsheelan–Kilcash | 0-10 (6) | | | |

### Final
## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Jack Kennedy | JK Brackens | 4-32 | 44 | 6 | 7.33 |
| 2 | Liam Boland | Moyle Rovers | 2-28 | 34 | 5 | 6.8 |
| 3 | Darragh Brennan | Ballyporeen | 2-27 | 33 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Jamie Roche | Kilsheelan-Kilcash | 1-25 | 28 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Liam McGrath | Loughmore-Castleiney | 0-24 | 24 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Sean O'Connor | Clonmel Commercials | 4-12 | 24 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Jack Kennedy | Clonmel Commercials | 0-24 | 24 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 8 | Paul Shanahan | Upperchurch-Drombane | 1-20 | 23 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 9 | Luke Shanahan | Upperchurch-Drombane | 2-15 | 21 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 10 | Michael Barlow | Ardfinnan | 2-13 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Darragh Brennan | Ballyporeen | 1-9 | 12 | Rockwell Rovers |
| 2 | Darragh Brennan | Ballyporeen | 1-8 | 11 | JK Brackens |
| 2 | Michael Barlow | Ardfinnan | 2-5 | 11 | Ballina |
| 2 | Jack Kennedy | JK Brackens | 2-5 | 11 | Rockwell Rovers |
| 5 | Darragh Brennan | Ballyporeen | 0-10 | 10 | Moyle Rovers |
| 5 | Liam McGrath | Loughmore-Castleiney | 0-10 | 10 | Ballina |
| 5 | Jack Kennedy | JK Brackens | 1-7 | 10 | Killenaule |
| 5 | Gavin Whelan | Ardfinnan | 2-4 | 10 | Moycarkey-Borris |
| 5 | David Kelly | Ballina | 3-1 | 10 | Ardfinnan |
| 10 | Sean O'Connor | Clonmel Commercials | 2-3 | 9 | JK Brackens |