No need to get so defensive every time someone questions the board.

A_Chairde (Westmeath) - Posts: 335 - 27/10/2025 19:14:21    2641907

Hard luck to the Gaels but their age profile is actually good. They need to build a panel to get over the line imo. Well done to Ctg for all the skill they have they work as hard as any team.

Gaawestmeath (Westmeath) - Posts: 118 - 27/10/2025 19:24:04    2641912

Great game today in difficult conditions. CTG half back line were immense. 5 of CTGs starting forwards scored and Jack Gallagher scored when brought on. Conor Murphy worked hard and gave a real team performance. LLg not at the races today bar joggers threat on highballs he was well marshalled today. Pitch wasn't great but what do people expect this time of year.

2maroonjerseys (Galway) - Posts: 118 - 27/10/2025 20:44:23    2641926

An excellent performance by CTG I thought Jack Murphy really stood out at the back for cleaning up ball hes been a vital addition to them since his transfer from carlow. LLG had no other plan except trying to go route 1 to jogger and daly they missed their chance the first day as everyone had said. They will be fired up to play ballacolla

Dazzler30 (Westmeath) - Posts: 69 - 28/10/2025 08:11:39    2641950

It was a good game yesterday, played in tough conditions. It was always going to be a big ask for LLG if they couldn't keep CTG from hitting the net while trying to grab a few goals themselves. In the end, a nine-point win is a solid margin, and fair play to CTG - they kept pushing right to the end even when the game looked safe. Their forwards really stood up, while the LLG lads up front found it harder going, with only two of them getting on the scoresheet. Like I said last year at Senior level you need physical size to maintain presence in the tackle. It seemed to me that LLG were strong in the tackles, breakdowns in the first half but didn't win as many of those in the second. Pure power is essential in this conditions and circumstances.

A few people mentioned the pitch and the timing of the game, and in my opinion they've got a point. It's not that the County Board can control the weather or that the standard drops, but more that club hurling is where players are born, coached, and brought along to county level. Those players deserve a fair crack at playing their biggest games in good summer conditions.

With the split season, it feels a bit rough on clubs that end up playing their championship so late in the year. There's no easy fix, but it's worth another round of thinking about. And you'd wonder too if this setup really helps bring more players and supporters through from club to county keeping that connection alive is so important. The next few years will be interesting to see now we have an internal county manager who knows the home scene better that most based on his experiences, his ability to get buy in will tell an interesting story.

At the end of the day, the journey matters just as much as the result.

Iveagh (Westmeath) - Posts: 16 - 28/10/2025 09:28:37    2641958

With the current state of Westmeath hurling you would think Castletown could go on to do a few more in a row.
Raharney and Clonkill have dropped massively in standard in the last couple of years
The gaels have slightly improved but not enough to really challenge when Castletown perform. It'd be more of a case of them catching a bad performance from Castletown while playing out of their skins. Have the gaels anything coming to add to what they have? Is Williams brother eligible next year?
Have raharney or Clonkill anything coming to bridge the gap

Dote (Westmeath) - Posts: 233 - 28/10/2025 09:48:14    2641963

2maroonjerseys (Galway) - Posts: 118 - 28/10/2025 10:33:14    2641974

jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1803 - 28/10/2025 12:07:29    2641993

Fighting-Cocks69 (Westmeath) - Posts: 97 - 28/10/2025 22:42:08    2642089