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Doyle not returning to senior panel opting to stick with club. Peadar Scally also left panel.. Players are clearly not inspired by current set up... Danup (Westmeath) - Posts: 59 - 18/02/2025 18:18:33 2591833 Link 0 |
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it could a repeat of 2011 when brian hanley came in and picked up the pieces just before the championship the way its going preddan (Kildare) - Posts: 778 - 18/02/2025 19:10:47 2591841 Link 0 |
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I wouldn't be surprised if Buffin is gone before the Joe McDonagh starts. Something has to change ASAP as they will be back in the Christy Ring Cup if nothing changes! Matthew (None) - Posts: 1055 - 18/02/2025 20:16:33 2591847 Link 0 |
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He's been present with the panel at the last two games and is also a named panel member.
Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 998 - 18/02/2025 21:45:01 2591851 Link 0 |
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Quick question. Couldn't find this info anywhere. What club does Conor Bracken play for? Thomasme (Westmeath) - Posts: 3 - 18/02/2025 22:32:45 2591855 Link 0 |
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Killian Doyle? He was on the line doing the hurls on Sunday.
stonemadbeany (USA) - Posts: 600 - 19/02/2025 10:46:34 2591886 Link 1 |
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There is a young Conor bracken from Delvin, not sure if it's the one your thinking of.
Lomansforsam2021 (Westmeath) - Posts: 3 - 19/02/2025 11:31:19 2591903 Link 0 |
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The goalkeeper, played league in 2023, 2022
Thomasme (Westmeath) - Posts: 3 - 19/02/2025 13:16:52 2591918 Link 0 |
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Conor Bracken is from Plunketts. Gaawestmeath (Westmeath) - Posts: 91 - 19/02/2025 15:51:38 2591956 Link 1 |
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Thanks a millions. Had noted all the players who played league/championship hurling for Westmeath since 2019. Conor Bracken was the only one whose club I wasn't sure about
Thomasme (Westmeath) - Posts: 3 - 19/02/2025 16:15:35 2591962 Link 0 |
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Too much nice hurlers and not enough dogs / workers in my opinion, who are the enforcers on this team? David Williams seems the only hard worker in hooks blocks tackles westmeathgaa11 (Westmeath) - Posts: 308 - 20/02/2025 13:00:44 2592077 Link 0 |
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I agree with that point. I was impressed with Mark Cunningham though, he works very hard on and off the ball
Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 998 - 20/02/2025 15:54:12 2592118 Link 1 |
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Mindset change needed, over the past 10 years Lough lene gaels and Castletown have been considered nice hurlers but maybe a bit soft, you can see a difference in both of their approaches in recent years. All the nice hurlers in the world won't win much with the exception of Raharney
westmeathgaa11 (Westmeath) - Posts: 308 - 20/02/2025 18:12:01 2592148 Link 0 |
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with exception why does that apply to them just wondering i would say raharney have the mindset you say but overall ctg and gaels as talented or more but ye combination of both needed. With exception of Raharney why does that apply there, can you explain .
Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 614 - 21/02/2025 15:21:42 2592298 Link 0 |
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Hearing from reliable source that board will assess at end of league iffno improvement in results and that contingencies in place if need arises before the start of the McDonagh, but pressure on due to the way appointment was made and one club delegate in particular is looking for review. Danup (Westmeath) - Posts: 59 - 22/02/2025 09:41:31 2592399 Link 1 |
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Raharney have lovely hurlers, but I'd argue they have a very strange mindset, they're not exactly work horses. With the talent they have they shouldn't be losing to LLG or Clonkill
westmeathgaa11 (Westmeath) - Posts: 308 - 22/02/2025 11:11:05 2592411 Link 0 |
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I think ye guys have hit the nail on the head.We are missing that Clonkill and Castlepollard aggression to mix with the others.Dara Egerton a massive loss in a defence full of nice hurlers.Getting Davy Glennon and Joey Boyle 100% fit will be very important for Mcdonagh as they have a bit of bite as well.
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1643 - 25/02/2025 10:48:21 2593108 Link 0 |
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Last weekend's challenge match vs Limerick under 20s was an unusual choice between league matches and d so it proved. Limerick handed us a large beating, signs on a difficult afternoon in Tullamore on Sunday with Offaly prob guaranteed Division 1 as a result and our demotion to division 3. It's hard to figure why the counties have gone on such wildly divergent paths so quickly. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2047 - 25/02/2025 16:17:13 2593191 Link 0 |
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Anyone hear how the minors are doing under McKeogh? Plenty of talent available to him. U20 side is quiet weaker than last years side.
Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 998 - 25/02/2025 18:56:28 2593220 Link 0 |
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It's not really that hard to put this together... Offaly u20s won the All Ireland last year and were runner-up in 2023. Their u20 footballers won the 2021 All Ireland. There's been significant investment in facilities and development over time. It's not like they've just appeared out of thin air. The two counties are on completely different trajectories. Granted, Offaly had some very bad days in hurling over the last few years, but they regrouped and reset some time ago. Their hard work is paying off, and there are significant lessons for a similar-sized dual county to learn from. A lot of questions are being asked of management in this thread. Time will tell but ultimately we don't have depth and it's asking a lot of young players to step up. If a handful of key players aren't involved we will be struggling to compete at this level. gedupoutofit (Westmeath) - Posts: 177 - 25/02/2025 21:18:05 2593234 Link 1 |