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Great win for milltown and well deserved. Terribly disappointing day for Shandonagh but they will more than likely win intermediate next year. Malachys the only real competitors for me, can't see Tang being a huge threat coming down Bluelake (Westmeath) - Posts: 383 - 26/10/2026 19:12:20 2698620 Link 0 |
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Two deserving winners on Sunday. Josephs were hungrier than Downs especially in the second half & the hurt from the last couple of years really drove them on. I really hope they kick on & stay intermediate. As for the intermediate final i was very surprised Milltown won it so easy, Shandonagh had a couple of injuries but even if they had those lads i don't think Milltown were going to be beaten on the day. Its back to the drawing board for Shandonagh, no doubt they will get back up to senior with great underage coming through but all the talk a few weeks ago was of a minor & intermediate double from them. Left Full (Westmeath) - Posts: 290 - 26/10/2026 23:51:32 2698643 Link 0 |
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Hope ye were all out yesterday doing the club 5k for the county footballers holiday. BigSur (Westmeath) - Posts: 1279 - 27/10/2026 08:42:51 2698645 Link 0 |
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who is this new player milltown got from roscommon? TheWagonWheel-N91Y529 (Westmeath) - Posts: 55 - 27/10/2026 09:37:43 2698648 Link 0 |
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Shans tactics were awful, scoring 4 points with that gale in the first half and dropping extra men back. Bit of a bottle job. Fair play to Milltown wanted it so much more, a big strong hard working team. Down lots of big players too, imagine they had the other Murtagh, Gibney (fit), Hynes, and Joe Halligan if he was still around. They'd have a monstrous team . Lakeman93 (Westmeath) - Posts: 33 - 27/10/2026 10:38:40 2698655 Link 0 |
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Shandonagh, Malachys, Tang, Miltownpass and Multy could all win an intermediate. Each of them could beat the other on any given day. Shandonagh are guaranteed nothing next year. The same was said about them last year. Either of the years they went up to senior they struggled and were back within a couple of years.
mintyfresh (Westmeath) - Posts: 306 - 27/10/2026 10:59:54 2698657 Link 0 |
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Never seen Shandonagh play as bad, there best player was probably there longest servant in Kevin Boyle, there county men never stood up at all and left duncan have the run of cusack park, couldnt win a break or didnt want to win a break. Milltown are coming strong and will mix it in that B group of senior however that group will be prettu tough next year with SHamrocks, Caulry, Athlone, Killucan, thats a very tough group but i expect them to be more than safe with the amount of tenacity that they have, probably lacking depth but they have enough in 18 players to mix it. Shandonagh i dont know, People say Tang are poor, Tang would have beaten Shnadonagh well at the weekend. PowellJohn3 (Westmeath) - Posts: 114 - 27/10/2026 11:33:48 2698662 Link 0 |
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No disrespect to them but on what grounds do you see Multy winning an intermediate. Have they won more than 2/3 games in the last two years. Unless they have strong underage coming through I don't see the current team winning one. Not sure Milltownpass can either, largely the same group of players who lost a few finals and now that bit older with some of their experienced players coming to the end and picking up injuries. Tang with everyone available could give it a go next year but their age profile after that and lack of underage coming through would make me think it's next year or never for them. Malachy's similarly with the likes of O'Brien and Aonghus Clarke now hurling only you'd wonder have they enough. DelaneyCup2026 (Westmeath) - Posts: 82 - 27/10/2026 12:13:26 2698664 Link 0 |
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The manager obviously has wealthy contacts, fair play to him. What exactly is achieved by publicly disclosing how much each individual player or mentor has raised? One person might raise €15,000 through business connections, while another might struggle to raise €1,000 despite putting in considerable effort. Publishing those individual numbers invites unnecessary comparisons and potentially embarrasses players. Surely the collective amount raised is what matters rather than turning fundraising into a public league table. Again, it's a poor reflection on the County Board when players who have given so much of their time, effort and commitment to representing their County are left to fundraise for their own team holiday. After all they have achieved this year, surely they deserve some recognition and appreciation without having to go looking for financial support themselves. The Kerry team headed off to Florida this morning on their team holiday, I very much doubt they were out running the roads trying to raise money for it. And don't even get me started on the Centre of Excellence, that's another conversation entirely. We talk about developing football in Westmeath and competing with the best counties in the country, yet we are still asking questions about the facilities and long term investment needed to make that happen. The players are doing their bit on the field, but where is the same level of commitment off it?
iarmhiabu (Westmeath) - Posts: 434 - 27/10/2026 13:58:45 2698676 Link 1 |
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Can't see Multy winning an intermediate anytime soon tbh, way too reliant on one forward. Had a poor enough year this year as it is, management gone now as well and their second team getting a few hammerings in Junior B. Just can't see where the improvement is going to come from, wouldn't have them anywhere near the top two next year.
TheWagonWheel-N91Y529 (Westmeath) - Posts: 55 - 27/10/2026 14:23:15 2698679 Link 0 |
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Wouldnt have Multy at the level of the other 4, probably best of the rest with Rosemount and Ballymore. Joesephs just need to beat Maryland next year to stay up I reckon. Multy will top group B with Castledaly, St Marys and Ballinagroe going for 2nd spot
martyW (Westmeath) - Posts: 375 - 27/10/2026 14:50:03 2698680 Link 0 |
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Junior 1 final on Sunday, great result for St Josephs. Jittery enough for a while however, they continued their trend of scoring goals at important times. A couple of very sublime finishes by their Full forward Ross Elliffe took the eye as well as Dean Slevins goal. Jordan Mc Donnell covered a huge amount of ground and could well be worth a look at again on a county panel. The two pointers from their midfielder Ben Mc Donnell were also vital scores. Centre half back, Keegan, looked a very decent player. Intermediate final was a big let down as far as Shandonaghs performance was concerned. They looked flat throughout but that is doing a disservice to Milltown who were very impressive and certainly wont look out of place in Section B of Senior next year. Greengrass1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 110 - 27/10/2026 14:50:52 2698681 Link 0 |
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From speaking to a couple of players last week I was surpriosed to learn they were going on holiday to Florida next month given this fundraiser was supposed to be paying for it. According to them the funds raised will be used for S&C, pitch rental and other training expenses for 2027. Not sure who's paid for the holiday but explains why most players werent pushing for people to donate
martyW (Westmeath) - Posts: 375 - 27/10/2026 14:54:03 2698682 Link 0 |
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How will the Downs do next week against the Longford champions? Mick1234 (Westmeath) - Posts: 60 - 27/10/2026 15:33:37 2698687 Link 0 |
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Has there been many players added to the county panel? There was some very impressive performances in the club championship but I guess it's still a big step up to break through to a winning team. You'd like to think however that the O'Byrne Cup would be ideal to see a lot of those lads given a chance who did impress in club championships. DelaneyCup2026 (Westmeath) - Posts: 82 - 27/10/2026 15:49:10 2698689 Link 0 |
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Multy had a good year in 2024 getting to a semi final but have definitely been underwhelming the last 2 years. They are a good bit off Shandonagh Tang and St Malachys. Probably a bit behind Mpass too. Miltownpass seem to have a lot of the same lads going to well the last number of years and it seems their best chance of winning an intermediate is behind them maybe, but they could bounce back next year. Would still have them as a top 4 team. Not sure about the age profile in Tang comment, a lot of their team / panel would be in the 21-27 bracket. The likes' of Duncan, English and Burke's legs are gone but they'd still be useful lads to have on the panel. They don't seem to have much underage coming through though which is a concern. Malachys' team's age profile seems to be fairly ok too. Good few lads in their 20s playing for them and if they could a couple of the hurlers back for them next year they will be a force too. BadgerDog (Westmeath) - Posts: 149 - 27/10/2026 16:18:39 2698691 Link 0 |
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According to the website the fundraiser was for " Westmeath Senior Football Players' Training and Holiday Fund" so both training and holiday. Jack_Sparrow (Westmeath) - Posts: 1095 - 27/10/2026 16:41:31 2698696 Link 0 |