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I certainly agree with maintaining Mcdonagh status.The league without the experience of Egerton and O Reilly wont be easy. If we dont go into the game against Kerry next week with serious intensity we will be well beaten.Kerry almost always play to their potential because of their mentality but if their intensity is matched they are very beatable. A defeat there means we must beat Laois in Mullingar if we are to be promotion contenders something we have to achieve in 26 or 27 whatever about notions of team building.
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1874 - 26/01/2026 09:30:55 2653252 Link 0 |
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Good win for St Mary's 2nd year's in Leinster A vs Castlecomer. 1-16-1-03 it finished up. Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 1086 - 26/01/2026 10:59:48 2653273 Link 0 |
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That's a great result, well done to those lads!
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18179 - 26/01/2026 12:40:55 2653309 Link 1 |
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Must be our most inexperienced team ever to line out in a competitive match, new keeper, corner back, wing forward, teams average age approx 23, hopefully they go well Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2564 - 30/01/2026 16:51:37 2654077 Link 0 |
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I hope they are tuned in to the intensity Kerry will bring. Its going to be a very difficult start against a team with a good win under their belt. There is talent there, i dont know the line out but i imagine it will be very much Raharney and CTG based with the 2 Williams,Shaw,Regan,Mccormack and Cunningham sure starters. If we are 100% ready and uo for it we can win but anything else a certain defeat.
jobber (Westmeath) - Posts: 1874 - 30/01/2026 20:47:01 2654094 Link 0 |
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A new team no doubt. I looked back at the last team from 2025 where coincidentally we played Kerry in Tralee and recorded a comfortable victory. We have only 5 starters from that team, Mark Cunningham, K.Doyle, Cuneen, D.Williams, P.Clarke. Regan, R.Keyes & S.Williams were subs, Matthew Cunningham, D.Ennis & J.Gillen were subs also, Gillen was sub goalie. Eight from last years panel starting, 11 off the last panel.The goalie & 6 backs are gone from last year, that's massive when put into context. Everybody knows about Jogger, Robbie Greville, Clinton & Aaron Craig not involved this year, but the following are also gone, G.Greville, E.McCabe, A.Ennis, C.Gaffney, D.Hickey, D.Glennon, J.Boyle, Mitchell, and the 2 O'Briens. That' s 14 from last year and I'd say we lost 10 from 2024 into 2025. We've effectively lost a panel of players in 2 years. Luckily enough Johnny B, Darragh McCormack and Conor Shaw are back for experience, and Josh Coll will be a good addition. Mark Cunningham will hopefully adapt quickly to wing back and E.Keyes back in the forwards is a positive. Hard work and energy is going to be vital tomorrow, best of luck to all involved, a victory is achievable. stonemadbeany (USA) - Posts: 640 - 31/01/2026 11:06:53 2654120 Link 1 |
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Well that is a very changed team alright. It's essential to see some new faces and rebuilding has to happen sometime. In 3 years if he can keep them together and add back in more experienced or other new players it could be a solid panel. Iveagh (Westmeath) - Posts: 21 - 31/01/2026 17:07:58 2654162 Link 0 |
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No matter the result no one can criticise this group or the management in the first 4-5 matches, an overhaul was needed, it's a 3-4 year plan
Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2564 - 31/01/2026 18:49:04 2654173 Link 3 |
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Hoping for a good display tomorrow and for the experienced lads to step up. Kerry are a tough, in your face kind of team and will hope to rattle the inexperienced players. Let see how it goes and hopefully we can get a win. I'm not optimistic and feel we will be very vulnerable in defence, particularly the last line. dakid (Australia) - Posts: 341 - 31/01/2026 19:48:18 2654188 Link 0 |
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You'd have to take that, draw away to Kerry who had a game under their belts with a comprehensive win and us with a pretty much brand new inexperienced panel. Well done to the lads, young team and they never gave up and pushed to the very end and got a deserved draw, out scored Kerry but the two goals were disappointing to concede. Plenty to build on and work on going forward. Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 1086 - 01/02/2026 16:00:46 2654319 Link 0 |
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Was anyone at the game today. Listening to it on Kerry Radio it seemed overall that we let them off the hook. I got the impression with them a man down we had more good chances than we took and more than them. I also got the impression it was tight and physical in the first but that we were not committing players to breakdowns in the second in the numbers they were, a bit of line hunting rather than in packs. The commentator mentioned we lacked a bit of cohesion and one or two leaders to stand up and drive it on to win it Iveagh (Westmeath) - Posts: 21 - 01/02/2026 16:42:27 2654335 Link 0 |
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According to radio it was a straight red, a result most of us would have taken before throw in, could be impirtant point yet, hopefully a decent crowd on Sunday for Meath match Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2564 - 01/02/2026 19:07:17 2654397 Link 0 |
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Kerry were poor and we could have stole it but a poor first period of second half cost us we didn't look like we had an extra man and our forward play was disappointing. Second goal was very soft and knocked us for six for a while. Well done to Cuneen on the equalizer but we would have rued a shocking miss from us just before that if he hadn't salvaged the draw for us. Hopefully the game will bring us on for Meath game at home puglerdaly (Westmeath) - Posts: 137 - 01/02/2026 19:20:03 2654404 Link 0 |
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A decent start to the league. The team is very young, but hung in there today when things went against them. Very stop start due to ref in first half...better in second. Couldn't see what McCormack red card was for. Referee didn't see it.. no Kerry lads looking for anything and umpires call Referee in.. long deliberation and then a straight red. midfield9 (Westmeath) - Posts: 103 - 01/02/2026 19:41:44 2654417 Link 0 |