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Congrats to Ronan My team for O'Byrne cup barring injuries: 1. Mitchell 2. Scahill 3. Drumm 4. Baker 5. Whittaker 6. Allen 7. Wallace 8. Mccabe 9. Conellan 10. Duncan 11. Mccartan 12. O'Sullivan 13. Kelly 14. Loughlin 15. Will Scahill 16. Dillon 17. Corcoran 18. Cooney 19. Heslin 20.Senan Baker TheSkyNavy (Westmeath) - Posts: 2 - 29/10/2026 13:58:14 2698871 Link 0 |
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Absolutely delighted for Ronan getting a well deserved all star, even if I am a little biased. Multyplier (Westmeath) - Posts: 3 - 29/10/2026 14:54:47 2698878 Link 0 |
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A few injuries might bring Clonguish into the game, who is rumoured to be out?
Clonbonnyrabbitt (Longford) - Posts: 170 - 29/10/2026 16:39:48 2698885 Link 0 |
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I hope Scahill is given time and patience. You can see with Jack Duncan and Shane Corcoran it takes a year or two to find your feet. Kealan Connell for me could be a dark horse, very impressive year in the Senior Championship, I think I read somewhere he was the top scorer from play. He has pace to burn and a similar type of player to his clubmate Whittaker. Johnny Lynam will start you would think when available. Conor Dillon I'd say will be a nailed on starter too. DelaneyCup2026 (Westmeath) - Posts: 85 - 29/10/2026 18:42:53 2698899 Link 0 |
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More or less a full team, not sure where the other man got word that the downs are missing a few but think it's fake news.
BadgerDog (Westmeath) - Posts: 159 - 29/10/2026 18:48:35 2698900 Link 0 |
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Thats a fair strong panel for preseason. I would like to see lads from fringes of last years panel, a few of last years starters, some lads up from 20s and lads who stood out in club championships. I would leave most of last years team to get ready for League. Have to hit that competition well this year and get up and out of Division 3
Darragh (Westmeath) - Posts: 387 - 29/10/2026 19:31:48 2698905 Link 0 |
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Talk of Ronan O'Toole returning home at the end of the year on a permanent basis so a big boost to club and county. BigSur (Westmeath) - Posts: 1281 - 29/10/2026 21:45:35 2698926 Link 0 |
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A few of last year's starters like Sam Smith and Jonny Lynam, but realistically, how many players outside the current panel are actually going to get a look in when there has been no withdrawals, only players returning from injury? Eoghan Hogan is better than most defenders on the panel, but not sure if he wants in.
iarmhiabu (Westmeath) - Posts: 436 - 29/10/2026 22:14:55 2698933 Link 0 |
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Fair play temple that's a nice squad. Gaawestmeath (Westmeath) - Posts: 146 - 29/10/2026 23:08:39 2698936 Link 0 |
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Super team i think we've more of a panel now than we've ever had before which is great and you could think of whose not named that owuld do a job the likes of ronan o toole and johnny lynam
Dazzler30 (Westmeath) - Posts: 100 - 30/10/2026 07:07:10 2698939 Link 0 |
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I'd go with something like this for the O'Byrne Cup. Again, not fully sure if all of these guys are on board for 2027 but I've gone with the guys who were there last year but seen between a little bit to zero game time. Anyone that wasn't on it last year I heard was called in but could be wrong. I think Mark needs to play a couple of challenge games against College or county teams along with the O'Byrne Cup to give these guys a fair trial. From the team I picked 6 of the lads on it were on the panel last year and didn't get a minute. Think they need to be given the chance to prove they're good enough along with the other guys that are called in. At the end of the day no one is going to remember who won the O'Byrne Cup. I actually had to check who won it in 2026 and it was Westmeath! 1.) Adam Buckley 2.) Boidu Sayeh 3.) Darragh O'Keefe 4.) Stephen McGonagle 5.) Eoghan Hogan 6.) Jack Geoghegan 7.) Brian Guerin 8.) Harry Niall 9.) Ciaran Daly 10.) Matthew Thornton 11.) Tom Molloy 12.) Eoghan McCabe 13.) Devin Hill 14.) Keelan Connell 15.) Will Scahill 16.) James Mitchell 17.) Ty Masterson 18.) Jason Nugent 19.) Dillon Matthews BadgerDog (Westmeath) - Posts: 159 - 30/10/2026 08:57:24 2698942 Link 0 |
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Where would Jonny Lynam start? His club form in last 2-3 games has been average. He is recovering from injury but I'd be certain we have better options based on form.
Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2856 - 30/10/2026 09:04:21 2698943 Link 0 |
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I would resist the temptation of throwing Will Scahill in there straight away. He hasn't even played an adult match for his Club yet.
Meridian (Westmeath) - Posts: 744 - 30/10/2026 09:07:51 2698944 Link 0 |
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I didnt include any of The Downs players here as I'm hopeful they might go on a run in Leinster and come into the fold a bit later.
BadgerDog (Westmeath) - Posts: 159 - 30/10/2026 10:10:02 2698951 Link 0 |
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You won't see too many of that starting 15 until the league . The o Byrne Cup will be used for back up players . Division 3 of the league is mark mchughs priority
mickcunningham (Westmeath) - Posts: 2029 - 30/10/2026 14:28:44 2698993 Link 0 |
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I agree, I would be keeping the starting 15 fresh for the Allianz League. Getting out of Division 3 is an absolute necessity. Definitely too good to be in that division and we really need to prioritise getting out of it.
BadgerDog (Westmeath) - Posts: 159 - 30/10/2026 17:13:28 2699017 Link 0 |
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Congratulations to Ronan Wallace on his well deserved All Star. Ronan leads by example with his fantastic attitude and enthusiasm. He has been the heartbeat of this team for many years now. Great ambassador for the county and above else an absolute gentleman. Well done also to Sam Mc Cartan, Matthew Whitaker and Brandon Kelly on their nominations. Proud night for the Lake county A_Chairde (Westmeath) - Posts: 406 - 30/10/2026 18:55:00 2699030 Link 0 |