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I fancy the Gaels, they've looked the best all year and I hope they do it after the heartbreak of the last three years. Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 1167 - 05/10/2026 13:21:15 2696263 Link 1 |
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Raharney looked like winners from an early stage yesterday deserved there victory ctg not really at it from word go but they were good champions they showed that with a very good run in leinster,whether that performance from raharney yesterday will be good enough to beat the gaels remains to be seen possibly I'm not sure,plunketts showed enough at different stages in yesterday's game v brownstown to give pollard lots to worry about going into senior b final.
Facethepuckout1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 3 - 05/10/2026 14:14:35 2696283 Link 0 |
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On the whole, a poor enough game yesterday. It was flat for long spells, with too many handling errors and poor retention in the short game. Based on that performance, Raharney won't blow anyone away, although that doesn't mean they won't end up champions. The game can almost be summed up by two identical moments. In the first half, CM through quick, decisive team play, moving the ball across the square resulting in a simple finish. In the second half, DC found himself in an almost identical position, but instead of the pass or early release, he was closed down and the goal chance disappeared. One a team score, one individual opportunity denied. Fine margins, but often championship matches are decided by those moments. Is that coaching, instinct, S&C, or a combination of all three? Reverse the outcome of those two chances and you could easily reverse the result. CTG were very flat, yet you say Raharney are going to blow LLG away. Yesterday certainly didn't suggest that from my stand point. Loughlenegale (Westmeath) - Posts: 73 - 05/10/2026 16:17:15 2696312 Link 0 |
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Ah now that's a good one. this should've been a cracker but it wasn't. It wasn't even Raharneys best performance in years, never mind the best performance of any team in the county in years. Too many shandys on the way home me thinks.
stonemadbeany (USA) - Posts: 659 - 06/10/2026 18:57:39 2696447 Link 3 |
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2024 Joe Fortune jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 2039 - 07/10/2026 17:53:30 2696542 Link 0 |
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Is there a reason why the minor hurling final isn't on before the senior final. I'm guessing that saving the pitch this time of the year is part of it??, a few years ago it cut up badly before the abandoned senior final. Bigjoe1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 101 - 11/10/2026 22:10:03 2696900 Link 0 |
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Clonkill won the minor replay saturday
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 2039 - 11/10/2026 23:19:00 2696906 Link 0 |
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seems this could be the worst year of all by word on the street, footballers had a meeting yesterday and there was a few hurlers' there and plus seems to be a handful not going back in even a few from clonkill.
TheWagonWheel-N91Y529 (Westmeath) - Posts: 44 - 12/10/2026 09:26:30 2696930 Link 1 |
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Seems an unusual day for a meeting considering 8-9 panellists were hardly there with county final on? Obviously McHugh and management team in Cusack so makes sense in that way. Peter Clarke, Niall Mitchell and David O' Reilly the best dual players? Clarke hardly would go with footballers considering his hurling pedigree?
Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2836 - 12/10/2026 12:35:22 2696985 Link 0 |
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I really think that the focus should be on the u20s for the next three years, there are a lot of quality hurlers between the ages of 16-20 currently in the county and we need to ensure we get as many of them through to senior as possible. Noel Conaty is a good appointment and I'm sure he has a quality back room team with him. We are capable of competing at the latter stages of the Leinster u20 championship for the next few years with the talent we have. Focus on this grade and at adult level keep ourselves in a good position in the Joe Mcdonagh and move up a division in the league. I strongly believe we will be back competing in the Leinster championship at senior level in the next couple of years if the young lads coming through are looked after properly. Hopefully the county board take the criticism they've received over the handling of our talented young players seriously. Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 1167 - 12/10/2026 20:06:57 2697070 Link 0 |
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Id imagine you are right about Clarke and i dont think O Reilly would survive the rigours of inter county football but there is a lot of negative talk out there that needs to be addressed quickly for the teams sake,for the managers sake and for the board as well.
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 2039 - 12/10/2026 23:07:44 2697082 Link 0 |
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I would be very surprised if Clarke or O'Reilly went to the football as I know their first love is hurling. Niall Mitchell will go with the footballers I'd expect
Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 1167 - 13/10/2026 11:41:50 2697129 Link 0 |
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I think everyone wants what's best for the players and for hurling in the county. There are some excellent dual players being mentioned and the last thing anyone wants is to see them drift away to football because of ongoing issues. Unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of negativity building, and when you add in the fallout from the minor situation, it doesn't reflect well on the CB or anyone involved. No one likes calling for change, but sometimes it's clear that a management team is simply out of its depth at this level. For the good of the squad and to stop the situation deteriorating further, a change may be needed. The County Board needs to get on top of this quickly, support the players, and bring some stability back before more damage is done. The focus should be on keeping our best hurlers involved and giving them the environment they deserve to succeed. Loughlenegale (Westmeath) - Posts: 73 - 13/10/2026 11:52:04 2697131 Link 0 |
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Is it though some things will never change like you have lads in their late 20s who have been at it for 8/9 years and maybe just want a break or have lost interest or is it that the management and county board simply aren't invested enough in hurling to keep a competitive team that can go far. Looking at Division 2A there's definitely a few very winnable games and Joe McDonagh survival has to be a must. At this rate Raharney's second team might have 2/3 lads asked into the panel which might sound ridiculous but if they're beating Cullion easily enough who have 4/5 lads on the county panel it wouldn't surprise me. TheWagonWheel-N91Y529 (Westmeath) - Posts: 44 - 13/10/2026 13:26:41 2697147 Link 0 |
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And that is the crux of the issue.Its all well and good to bring in youth but experience is also needed. Its mid october and no selector's, we cannot let this drift any longer.
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 2039 - 13/10/2026 18:09:36 2697214 Link 0 |