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Replying To Bluelake: "This aged well. Only one team winning this championship im afraid" Yes I was very wrong!! The Downs were absolutely sensational 1-15. What a bench they have also. They were a joy to watch as a neutral.
Matthew (None) - Posts: 1091 - 24/08/2025 21:19:56
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Replying To jamsie: "Presume Ormsby has been injured. I'm sure they aren't leaving one of their only two county players on the bench otherwise. Guerin huge loss as you say.
Likely to be Downs Lomans Kinnegad and Athlone now." Any word on whether Guerin and Ormsby will be fit for the Lomans game. If Shamrocks could get their best 15 on the pitch they have a chance. Farrell coming back from America too who looks to have added some decent size in all the right areas. That said hopefully Paddy Fagan and O'Brien aren't out for too long.
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Replying To CilitBalinagore: "Any word on whether Guerin and Ormsby will be fit for the Lomans game. If Shamrocks could get their best 15 on the pitch they have a chance. Farrell coming back from America too who looks to have added some decent size in all the right areas. That said hopefully Paddy Fagan and O'Brien aren't out for too long." Paddy Fagan caused Kinnegad problems but Shamrocks really struggled to win ball in second half. Kinnegad deserved the win. The Downs way ahead of any other team at the moment. This is a poor St Lomans team weve seen in championship so far, for there standards. Players that werent good enough in previous years now automatic starters. St Lomans will have to settle for 2nd best this year regardless of who they have to come back.
A_Chairde (Westmeath) - Posts: 309 - 24/08/2025 22:41:15
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Senior Championship Weekend Review
Moate vs Killcuan - I tipped Moate to come out of Group 2 before the championship, and some couldn't see why. This result explains it: they're a young, energetic running team and full of quality.
Tang vs Caulry - Tang were excellent for 40 minutes, just as they were against Moate in Round 2, but their lack of impact off the bench continues to cost them. Great to see Senan Baker back he and Conor McCormack made the difference. Tough blow for Tadhg Baker with what looked like a serious ankle injury.
Garrycastle vs Malachys - Over as a contest after 15 minutes, with Garrycastle ripping Malachys apart. Eoin Mulvihill was outstanding. That's 3/3 now for Garrycastle. They had to dig deep against Moate in Round 1, but since then their experience has shone through. Haven't had to move out of second gear in the last two rounds.
Athlone vs T Pass - T Pass were far superior on the day, the pitch conditions suited them perfectly. Nigel Harte was electric early on, with 1-1 inside five minutes, before being forced off with what looked like a bad knee injury. Athlone's issue was complacency again there was too much talk of semi-finals beforehand. As someone said during the week the seem to find it hard to win when it matters. Their coach going on the Westmeath TV podcast last week didn't help matters. You wouldn't see the likes of Paddy Dowdall or Jack Cooney doing that. He found it hard to keep a straight face when other pundits tipped a very easy win for Athlone.
Still, he was very insightful on South Westmeath football and I'd happily listen to him again if he was on.
Shamrocks vs Kinnegad - A meeting of two underperforming sides so far. Didn't catch this one in the park, but it seems Kinnegad had a comfortable afternoon.
Lomans vs The Downs - To keep it short: unless Lomans get back to full strength, no one is getting within six points of The Downs. They'll take serious stopping in Leinster again.
Temple56 (Westmeath) - Posts: 568 - 24/08/2025 22:50:31
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Replying To Matthew: "Yes I was very wrong!! The Downs were absolutely sensational 1-15. What a bench they have also. They were a joy to watch as a neutral." They will go well in Leinster, only Ballyboden might trouble them
Thechick (Westmeath) - Posts: 272 - 24/08/2025 23:14:59
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Replying To CilitBalinagore: "Any word on whether Guerin and Ormsby will be fit for the Lomans game. If Shamrocks could get their best 15 on the pitch they have a chance. Farrell coming back from America too who looks to have added some decent size in all the right areas. That said hopefully Paddy Fagan and O'Brien aren't out for too long." Very unlikely from what I hear. Two big losses but every team seems to be down a few lads it's just the nature of championship football unfortunately.
OverTheHill85 (Westmeath) - Posts: 124 - 25/08/2025 08:07:37
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Replying To Claretandblue: "Credit to Tang. Difficult season with key players emigrating and seem certs to go down but they're after producing their best half in over a year here in Moate. Five points up at half time. Caulry have been poor so far but bound to improve in second half. A Tang win would mean some scrap with two games left to avoid relegation." In case you missed it
Caulry 2 - 16
Tang 1 - 13 full time
Tang will beat Killucan tho
lakecounty90 (Westmeath) - Posts: 141 - 25/08/2025 08:19:12
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Replying To Thechick: "They will go well in Leinster, only Ballyboden might trouble them" So the Flanagan cup is done and dusted and roll on a Leinster decider vs the Dublin county champions. If it's not Ballyboden then Downs are into an AI SF.
Such imagination.
Captainfantastic (Westmeath) - Posts: 52 - 25/08/2025 13:30:17
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Replying To Thechick: "They will go well in Leinster, only Ballyboden might trouble them" I don't think the downs are looking at Leinster they are very much focused on the westmeath championship, they are playing very nice football. I would like to see them win after last year's final.
Mick1234 (Westmeath) - Posts: 38 - 25/08/2025 14:04:42
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Replying To OverTheHill85: "Very unlikely from what I hear. Two big losses but every team seems to be down a few lads it's just the nature of championship football unfortunately." Shane played the final 20mins yesterday
dec (None) - Posts: 299 - 25/08/2025 15:12:52
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Is it too early to ask is this downs team the best championship performing team in a single year in Westmeath ? They look flawless have pace power strength from 1 to 26 , great to watch and they've no reason not to be looking at Leinster they have easily dispossessed their closest challengers without breaking a sweat.
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Replying To Captainfantastic: "So the Flanagan cup is done and dusted and roll on a Leinster decider vs the Dublin county champions. If it's not Ballyboden then Downs are into an AI SF.
Such imagination." Caulry will have something to say about that
CleanShoulder (Westmeath) - Posts: 371 - 25/08/2025 15:23:15
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Garrycastle very impressive yesterday against Malachys who to be honest were very poor-the Monaghan lads and Eoin Mulvihill were very good-on this form Garrycastle will have a say in this championship.
Tang were good in first half against Caulry but kicked a lot of wides as did Caulry.Tang led by 6 just after halftime but Caulry dominated after this and were very good.Stephen Connolly dominant in centerfield and Conor McCormack scoring 10 pts were the match winners for Caulry
Second place in group B is hard to call .
Bruno@1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 274 - 25/08/2025 16:02:35
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Replying To TheGaaMan77: "Is it too early to ask is this downs team the best championship performing team in a single year in Westmeath ? They look flawless have pace power strength from 1 to 26 , great to watch and they've no reason not to be looking at Leinster they have easily dispossessed their closest challengers without breaking a sweat." Lomans were beaten but not dispossessed yet. They'll be in a SF or final for sure and probably could well play Downs again in a real championship match in the final. Different game then.
Yesterday's game was just a bit of shadow boxing.
Look at Kerry in the league phase of the AI series versus the real championship knockout.
League championship lacks the full bloodiness of knockout.
Captainfantastic (Westmeath) - Posts: 52 - 25/08/2025 17:18:22
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Replying To TheGaaMan77: "Is it too early to ask is this downs team the best championship performing team in a single year in Westmeath ? They look flawless have pace power strength from 1 to 26 , great to watch and they've no reason not to be looking at Leinster they have easily dispossessed their closest challengers without breaking a sweat." The Downs have won 1 championship title in last 19 years and after three round robin matches are suddenly heading for legendary status!! Loman's, Garrycastle and Kinnegad will be relishing the idea that the championship is over and the early rounds of Leinster!! The Downs are rightly favourites based on form, player availability and lack of injuries but championships not won in August.
Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2332 - 25/08/2025 17:59:01
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Replying To Bruno@1: "Garrycastle very impressive yesterday against Malachys who to be honest were very poor-the Monaghan lads and Eoin Mulvihill were very good-on this form Garrycastle will have a say in this championship.
Tang were good in first half against Caulry but kicked a lot of wides as did Caulry.Tang led by 6 just after halftime but Caulry dominated after this and were very good.Stephen Connolly dominant in centerfield and Conor McCormack scoring 10 pts were the match winners for Caulry
Second place in group B is hard to call ." Caulry have the Flanagan Cup in the bag already.
iarmhiabu (Westmeath) - Posts: 201 - 25/08/2025 18:32:37
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Replying To TheGaaMan77: "Is it too early to ask is this downs team the best championship performing team in a single year in Westmeath ? They look flawless have pace power strength from 1 to 26 , great to watch and they've no reason not to be looking at Leinster they have easily dispossessed their closest challengers without breaking a sweat." Yes it is. They've played three games. We all think they'll win the championship. Maybe your claim won't look foolish in a few months but it's very early to be starting all that.
Bluelake (Westmeath) - Posts: 303 - 25/08/2025 19:41:56
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Shamrocks were as poor a team as I have seen in Section A. On that performance, they don't belong in section A. They were totally outrun in 2nd half. Kinnegad got better as Shamrocks declined, as leech, Cruise etc got more confident as the game went on. And they are a confidence based team! They will get better.now as their heads are now up as well as getting a boost from returning players. They will win their remaining games.
Shamrocks hardly got the ball past half way for the first 25 minutes of the second half. It was strange as both teams looked evenly matched in 1st half though the intensity was quite low. In the 2nd game, loman's seemed disinterested and never really raised a gallop. It was quite evident from 10 minutes in that there would be only one winner. They will still qualify easily and if these teams meet again, it will be a different intensity. Having said that, The Downs undoubtedly look the best team, but as we all know, it's not easy to win it. You never know and I'm still not ruling out a different winner.
Athlone's point against Loman's probably gets them the last spot unless there's another shock from Tyrellspass.
Iarmhisamhi (Westmeath) - Posts: 6 - 25/08/2025 20:58:02
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Replying To Iarmhisamhi: "Shamrocks were as poor a team as I have seen in Section A. On that performance, they don't belong in section A. They were totally outrun in 2nd half. Kinnegad got better as Shamrocks declined, as leech, Cruise etc got more confident as the game went on. And they are a confidence based team! They will get better.now as their heads are now up as well as getting a boost from returning players. They will win their remaining games.
Shamrocks hardly got the ball past half way for the first 25 minutes of the second half. It was strange as both teams looked evenly matched in 1st half though the intensity was quite low. In the 2nd game, loman's seemed disinterested and never really raised a gallop. It was quite evident from 10 minutes in that there would be only one winner. They will still qualify easily and if these teams meet again, it will be a different intensity. Having said that, The Downs undoubtedly look the best team, but as we all know, it's not easy to win it. You never know and I'm still not ruling out a different winner.
Athlone's point against Loman's probably gets them the last spot unless there's another shock from Tyrellspass." Athlone possibly stuck in hard training in prep for semi final.
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Replying To iarmhiabu: "Athlone possibly stuck in hard training in prep for semi final." Of what ??
CleanShoulder (Westmeath) - Posts: 371 - 26/08/2025 17:11:53
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