Westmeath Football thread

Some good young names listed above id be bringing in ahead of anyone that turns 34 next year regardless of who the are, Heslin is an exception, can stay in the 3 up and can kick from anywhere. I have watched a few malachys games and Lynch was solid but not outstanding by any means just because Buddha says something bias in a podcast doesnt make it true, plenty of lads between 19-27 worth a punt. Luke Loughlin is 31 and wasn't out in the wilderness for the last 2-3 years, Same goes for Connellan which id imagine is his last year and dublin transfer rumours about.

PowellJohn3 (Westmeath) - Posts: 108 - 21/09/2026 16:00:37    2694521

Junior Football Semi Finals, any thoughts? Kilbeggan & Josephs to qualify or The Downs & St Lomans to qualify or a split between both? Hard ones to call. Pity both are at separate venues. Would have been a decent double header.

Greengrass1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 101 - 21/09/2026 16:12:02    2694522

DelaneyCup2026 (Westmeath) - Posts: 58 - 21/09/2026 16:33:00    2694523

Darragh (Westmeath) - Posts: 378 - 21/09/2026 17:53:32    2694534

Congratulations to Ronan Wallace, Matthew Whittaker, Sam McCartan and Brandon Kelly on their All Star Nominations

Corofin123 (Westmeath) - Posts: 37 - 22/09/2026 09:36:38    2694582

Yes a huge congratulations to the four lads and also to their clubs. A very proud day for them all. Whether we get an All Star or not it's still a wonderful achievement to be nominated for one.

westmeathforham (Westmeath) - Posts: 6 - 22/09/2026 10:37:56    2694591

Senior Predicitions
Senior
The Downs v Moate: Moate have had a very good year, going from not being able to get out of the group to getting to a semi final. It will be important for them to build on this next year and try and bridge the gap between themselves and The Downs, Lomans and Tubberclair, their age profile suggests they are in a good position to do that. They are probably a little bit behind Garrycastle and Shamrocks as well but will know more in relation to that after this weekend. The Downs have had a few weeks off to try and get a few injuries sorted and they will be primed for this. Lynam being back is a huge addition and I'd expect The Downs to win this one by at least 7 or 8.
Kinnegad v St Lomans: Finding this game so hard to call and will probably change my mind a couple of more times before the weekend. I think that quarter final game will have benefitted Lomans greatly, a tough tight battle that they came out the right side of. O'Toole back is another boost for Lomans to come back in this weekend and they are well familiar with this stage of the championship. Kinnegad have had a great year so far, they have taken a different approach to previous years and are playing a more attacking brand of football which suits the players they have, can't understand why they played that negative boring defensive football for so long given the talent they have. They have been scoring an average of 20 points a game and will need to hit at least that to win this weekend you would feel. The sides played out a draw in the group stages and it could well be a draw again with extra time needed. No result would be a surprise but I'm going to give a tentative nod to Lomans to find a way to get over the line.

BadgerDog (Westmeath) - Posts: 66 - 22/09/2026 12:31:36    2694617

Intermediate Predictions:
Milltown v Rosemount: I think the gap between Section A and B in intermediate is huge. Milltown in fairness have been flying and have been the most impressive team in Intermediate so far and for me are the deserved favorites. Their average winning margin has been 12.5 points per game (based on the 4 games they won) which is very impressive in Section A. Rosemount are definitely not as strong as they once were and they haven't met anyone near the quality of Milltown in the championship so I think will be coming into this one undercooked,. I think Milltown will win by at least 9 points, can't see it being close.
Shandonagh v St Malachys: These sides played out a very tight group game where Malachys won by a point. From what I remember Malachys scored a lot of frees that day and Shandonagh will need to be more disciplined as Gavigan will kick them all day. Shandonagh I feel will play a lot better than they did that day and I'm not sure if Malachys will match the Shandonagh scoring power if they aren't getting frees. Going to go for Shandonagh by 3+.

BadgerDog (Westmeath) - Posts: 66 - 22/09/2026 12:44:20    2694620

iarmhiabu (Westmeath) - Posts: 395 - 22/09/2026 13:05:30    2694626

Well done to all 4 richly deserved for a tremendous season. Kevin O"Sullivan mustn't have been too far away but I suppose you could say the same for quite a few of the Westmeath lads.

BigSur (Westmeath) - Posts: 1263 - 22/09/2026 13:28:22    2694637