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Brendan Murtagh after fifteen years service to Westmeath hurling announced his retirement today. A wonderful servant to Westmeath and hurling in general. Thanks for all the entertainment Brendan jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1445 - 02/07/2017 18:38:51 2009120 Link 5 |
Best of luck to him with his retirement, gave some service to his county, as good as any player I've seen. Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 1898 - 03/07/2017 13:20:01 2009598 Link 0 |
Central to all Westmeath hurling success during this period Ban (Westmeath) - Posts: 1415 - 03/07/2017 13:27:15 2009602 Link 0 |
Deserves a mention has been to the fore for Westmeath since they broke back into the big time. WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 03/07/2017 14:00:30 2009632 Link 0 |
It is a pity that the likes of him doesn't get the recognition or the big day to hurl on. Pinkie (Wexford) - Posts: 4100 - 03/07/2017 14:25:13 2009650 Link 0 |
saw him against Carlow a number of times. as good as any around
Blackbog (Carlow) - Posts: 704 - 03/07/2017 19:54:40 2009898 Link 0 |
Was the longest serving intercounty player when he retired having made his championship debut a few months before cluxton and mccluskey of Fermanagh. Some commitment for a player who had bleak prospects for success. Great player, deserves more plaudits tonorio (Offaly) - Posts: 608 - 03/07/2017 20:07:10 2009903 Link 0 |
A great player, some free taker too. Broke Carlows hearts on many occasions with a winning point, or a couple of times drillling a free to the net against us at vital times. The Real 1944 (Carlow) - Posts: 1114 - 03/07/2017 20:32:27 2009933 Link 0 |
Super player. Thanks for your dedication and best of luck Brendan. Jack_Sparrow (Westmeath) - Posts: 1014 - 03/07/2017 20:52:08 2009943 Link 0 |
Brendan despite Westmeath not being at the top table didn't do too bad.Railway cup medal,3 Christy Ring medals,2 Nhl div 2 medals,All Ireland intermediate club medal,4 Westmeath senior championships.But for me his two best displays were in defeat.Around 2011/12 in Mullingar in a Leinster sh quarter final vs Galway which lost something like 3-19 to 4-12 he absolutely destroyed several markers.Second the year of the row over the Christy Ring venue against Carlow who were at their very best.Westmeath were decimated by injury but Brendan almost single handedly kept us in scored 3-7 or 8 only for us to lose by a point in extra time.
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1445 - 04/07/2017 07:28:01 2010102 Link 0 |