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An excellent weekend for Westmeath hurling and to do it without Peter Clarke and Daragh Mccormack.But we conceded 3 goals in the second half which wont do v Laois
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1618 - 08/04/2023 15:25:09 2469556 Link 0 |
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Won by 3 pts. Antrim had a man sent off which I thought was harsh, again showing the referee complacency. 3 sloppy and avoidable goals conceded from long hopeful balls in was very disappointing. On the plus side, our attack was very good with Castletown duo David O'Reilly and Peter Murphy causing havoc for Antrims backline. Davy Williams again impressive and also Rhian Holding. Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 971 - 08/04/2023 15:27:03 2469559 Link 0 |
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Minor win was comfortable but Carlow's challenge was very poor. Our defenders were again good, especially Mikey Weir and Connaire Martin. Dependency on Conor Heffernan for scores is a bit concerning, our movement in attack and over elaborate passing will be dealt with by stronger opposition but three competitive matches and a home venue against a side beaten by ten yesterday is a cause for optimism. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1967 - 08/04/2023 15:53:29 2469561 Link 0 |
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Spot on, but I'd expect Joe Mulvaney, Caolan Ready and Ben McNamee to chip in with more the next day out, all three are accurate forwards on their day.
Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 971 - 08/04/2023 17:20:58 2469590 Link 0 |
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Can Westmeath if they finish runner up in the u20 group get through to next round or is it only the group winner, decent enough win today and meath to play last.offaly probably have the group won though preddan (Kildare) - Posts: 763 - 08/04/2023 18:06:05 2469609 Link 0 |
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Only the winners of 2 and 3 go into the quarter finals. Along with the two bottom Tier 1 teams.
BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3275 - 08/04/2023 18:20:53 2469611 Link 0 |
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Yeah top two go through, so if we beat Meath we will go through. Today should have been far more comfortable, all 3 of Antrims goals were long hopeful balls in and we didn't deal with them at all. We did all the hurling, as we did in the second half vs Offaly. We just need to put in a 60 minute performance which we haven't done yet. Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 971 - 08/04/2023 18:30:59 2469614 Link 0 |
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For the 20s game It was extremely hard to know which side had the extra man for the entire second half, we failed to utilise our advantage, defence looked porous throughout and David O' Reilly's 1-3 was ultimately the difference. Good to win but significant improvements needed when we face higher caliber opposition. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1967 - 08/04/2023 21:56:09 2469660 Link 0 |
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Who are our U17 hurlers due to play next and when? TigerWoods90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 155 - 09/04/2023 14:57:55 2469791 Link 0 |
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Next Sunday Cusack Park at 12 v Offaly
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1618 - 09/04/2023 15:37:47 2469800 Link 0 |
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Hope a good crowd goes in to support this young team.
Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 971 - 09/04/2023 16:36:36 2469814 Link 0 |
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Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1967 - 09/04/2023 17:45:18 2469830 Link 1 |
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Our minor and under 20 teams without setting the World on fire have been competitive and have the ability to improve.Surely the possibility of the minors putting out the defending champions should entice all Westmeath Gaels to go and support a team with 3 wins from 3.
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1618 - 09/04/2023 18:26:17 2469863 Link 2 |
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For sure, a lot of bandwagon supporters in Westmeath unfortunately. If the minors or u20s get to a Leinster semi final then you see the crowds.
Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 971 - 09/04/2023 18:47:26 2469877 Link 0 |
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The reality is different, a lot different, we've been outnumbered by likes of Carlow, Meath, at home in hurling recently, more than 100 genuine supporters on Sunday would be a bonus, there's lads who claim to support the county but reality is it's easy to make noise about the game or offer opinions, getting to local venues seems harder to do for some. At least under 20 footballers were well supported against Wexford. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1967 - 09/04/2023 18:55:30 2469882 Link 0 |
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I thought there was decent support for the u20s vs Antrim yesterday, not great but not the worst I've ever seen. Maybe minor in both codes suffers the most.
Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 971 - 09/04/2023 20:22:56 2469900 Link 0 |
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Haven't got a chance to post this yet but did anyone watch the Kildare Offaly D2 final? It was obvious to see the difference in style of play between us and them which is a good thing. It shows that playing in this division and trying to play the same as the top teams is working and we retain the ball/ work it up through the lines much better. Gaawestmeath (Westmeath) - Posts: 86 - 15/04/2023 07:50:16 2471036 Link 1 |
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u20s beating Meath by 22 points today, we looked to have improved the defensive issues from the last two games as well as taking more of our goal opportunities. Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 971 - 15/04/2023 16:02:50 2471083 Link 1 |
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Portlaoise next weekend against a Laois team who beat Kildare,Carlow and Kerry.Its a big ask but we have a good chance if we play to our best and dont give away soft goals.
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1618 - 15/04/2023 17:06:07 2471089 Link 0 |
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I'm not surprised it's Portlaoise, they never have to come to Mullingar.
Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 971 - 15/04/2023 20:19:26 2471107 Link 1 |