Can't say any more than awful match - it's almost like nobody wanted to get to final against Dubs - in fairness Westmeath wanted it a little more but for county players the standard of play was catastrophic - basic skills not even evident.

IrishGael3 (USA) - Posts: 1092 - 26/06/2016 17:58:53    1872331

i only saw last 20 minutes and I got the same impression with Kildare - just didn't want to get another crushing 20+ point humiliation at the hands of the Blue Juggernaut. It's a depressing thought

KYTitletown (Kerry) - Posts: 816 - 26/06/2016 18:10:13    1872336

Terrible game I just noticed one thing from the off the kildare manager having a pop at the officials all the time instead of organizing his players

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 26/06/2016 18:20:35    1872340

I was in my local bookies the last couple of days and they were talking up a bet they were offering on Kildare as if they were giving away money. They had doubled the odds on a Kildare win from 1/3 to 4/6 and claimed it was a great bet!!! We all just laughed. I wouldn't back Kildare to beat Kilkenny footballers if they had a team! All these soccer style moves -- across the field, back from midfield to defence etc., anything except play direct football and attempt to score from 30 or 40 metres.

PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1903 - 26/06/2016 18:42:30    1872353

Well done Westmeath. The team who actually tried to play football won it. Kildare are a shambles and a disgrace to the county the way they approach the game. It's better that teams that approach the game like that are knocked out of the championship early.

Daith (Kildare) - Posts: 1171 - 26/06/2016 19:05:52    1872356

Shocking game overall same as the Dublin/Meath game, the execution of basic skills at some stages was shocking. Gaelic football is a borefest nowadays & to think that thousands of club players have their season abandoned for games like this. If your not from a competing county on the day & you were made watch this its as close to torture as you can get, pure s#ite football.

moc.dna (Galway) - Posts: 1212 - 26/06/2016 20:17:32    1872375

Fair play to Westmeath but to be fair Kildare did not want to no about this game,its the first time i have ever seen a team who did not want to win a game years of really bad beating against the Dubs has left a mental scar. Based on this Kildare probably went home happy

Ger.say (Laois) - Posts: 130 - 26/06/2016 20:31:18    1872385

Leinster football is awful. Well done to Westmeath, but they will be playing Division 4 football next year. It says it all about the other Leinster counties outside of Dublin.

FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2763 - 26/06/2016 21:40:45    1872447

It was very poor fare.The poor crowd added to the malaise.You'd get more excitement at mass.

cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 26/06/2016 21:45:53    1872449

what a shocking game both teams were terrible god kildare our really going nowhere fast and westmeath will be beaten by 15 plus in final.
Its really sad that teams like kildare, meath, down, derry and armagh our so bad at the moment and not forgetting cork jesus there must be better players in these counties.

Yourjoking (USA) - Posts: 705 - 26/06/2016 21:52:40    1872453

To be fair to Westmeath though,it is a fine achievement to reach another Leinster final.They came up to win and did the business.Well done to the midlanders.

cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 26/06/2016 22:00:36    1872458

Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4225 - 26/06/2016 22:00:53    1872459

When you see Westmeath in a Leinster final 2 years running it says all you need to know about the standard at the minute. A Division 4 team. Take Dublin out and Leinster is terrible

Jim_Shorts (Cavan) - Posts: 96 - 26/06/2016 22:11:42    1872473

Two bad teams trying to beat each other..

They both struggled..

Very poor standard

Royalio11 (Meath) - Posts: 757 - 26/06/2016 22:52:15    1872484

Ah come on Kildare wtf is going on? Honestly think it's mental more than physical at this stage with Kildare cause they are a better team than Westmeath I don't care what anyone says they are. I honestly think they need to get rid of all the old guard cause their heads are gone , how could you give up a six point lead to this average Westmeath team? This is rock bottom for Kildare football.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 27/06/2016 10:13:38    1872610

WM have timed their fitness very well

Once again WM look in peak condition for this time of year

Another great come back.. maybe not as dramatic as 2015

But a great come back all the same... they took some lovely scores over that period and the goal came from an excellent team move

Kildare to their credit never gave up and for me.. there's a fair few refs that would have given that goal yesterday!

Kildare a little unlucky at the end.. but WM were still well worth their win

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 27/06/2016 10:27:54    1872623

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5518 - 27/06/2016 11:05:44    1872643

League and championship are 2 totally separate things as Westmeath have proven over the last 2 years. While the game yesterday was very poor fair play to Westmeath for reaching back to back Leinster finals for the first time in their history. In response to Jim shorts what have Cavan achieved at senior level in the last few years

dec (None) - Posts: 269 - 27/06/2016 18:04:01    1872960

Why do teams try so hard in the league? Why not rest players during the league and try out new players. Let players train with their clubs. Teams might drop a division or two but as Westmeath have proven it makes no difference come the championship. Westmeath are a division 4 team and are in the Leinster Final.

crikey (Australia) - Posts: 355 - 28/06/2016 01:53:18    1873105

FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2763 - 28/06/2016 18:44:42    1873481