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Peter Clarke netted two great goals for DCU, great talent with loads of pace. He can play anywhere across the forward line and is an excellent midfielder too, very versatile
Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 1089 - 05/02/2026 12:59:38 2655090 Link 1 |
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Good to get over the line today. We looked a bit leggy in the end. Bench didn't seem to offer much but at the same time , the subs had to be made. Meath unlucky not to score more goals. Westmeath were very accurate when shooting and that got them over the line. Shane Williams and Shaw got two amazing blocks when goals looked on. They fought hard in defence and although the forwards were very accurate, they don't off much defensively. Surely David Williams should be the in the forwards and Clarke out midfield. Well done to Kevin and Co. 3/4 points , keep building momentum. Gaawestmeath (Westmeath) - Posts: 128 - 08/02/2026 23:15:52 2655575 Link 1 |
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Yeah I was thinking that swap with Clarke and Williams should be made. When O'Reilly, McCormack and Egerton come back in it will give us another boost, a draw and a win is a good platform to build on now going forward.
Dheen (Westmeath) - Posts: 1089 - 09/02/2026 09:16:12 2655588 Link 0 |
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Do the top 2 get promoted or just the top team? martyW (Westmeath) - Posts: 342 - 09/02/2026 09:27:18 2655591 Link 0 |
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Good summary, surprisingly we didn't look as fit as Meath and they took over in closing quarter, Keyes was really good at corner forward, won crucial possession and scored 4-5 points, Killian good from play and frees, Conor Shaw's block was a match saver, great bravery shown, management made a brave call substituting Peter Clarke after his yellow but the danger of going to 14 men would have surely meant defeat, physically Westmeath are a small and light side, not surprising with a young average age, conditions don't suit those type of players, good to get a win but lots to work on, promotion still a possibility although it's a massive step up to division 2 based on results there yesterday Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2573 - 09/02/2026 09:41:38 2655596 Link 0 |
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I dont think fitness was a problem. We are light and Meath were more physical plus we lost our shape a bit due to the number of substitutes in a short space of time, lost momentum. Good win though.
Greengrass1 (Westmeath) - Posts: 44 - 09/02/2026 15:02:41 2655680 Link 0 |
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I thought it was a good win with a good first half performance. Killian did very played from frees. 24 points is a good score in its own right. It will be tougher to rack up 24 against Laois etc. Hopefully we can keep building on momentum. Goals we need goals. How are we going to address that one. Are we minding the points keeping the scoreboard ticking and waiting for a good goal chance to come. It's hard to keep racking up points while keeping out goals so that is something nice to work on. Meath did miss quite a bit so they will think they might have left a chance behind. It's good to see us getting a result in two tight games. Iveagh (Westmeath) - Posts: 22 - 09/02/2026 19:09:08 2655715 Link 0 |
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Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18321 - 09/02/2026 19:51:17 2655724 Link 0 |
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Not sure we were at the same game. From a Westmeath hurling point of view the priority should be to get promoted and retain Joe Mc. It's not go games so everyone doesn't need to get a game at the expense of the results
Sloweddie (Kilkenny) - Posts: 2 - 09/02/2026 19:58:55 2655726 Link 1 |
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The subs needed to be made. We hadn't 15 lads playing well. Keyes was immense and Doyle's shooting and frees were top class. He needs two workers beside him though.
Gaawestmeath (Westmeath) - Posts: 128 - 10/02/2026 07:06:47 2655746 Link 0 |
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Very concerning performance yesterday. Distinct lack of fitness and cohesion. Meath defiantly played the better hurling in the second half. our top 3 senior teams would most lightly get to the final in this division. I wasn't in Kerry but did listen to the game online. At the time I pass no remarks on the local commentary after yesterday a lot of the negative references to westmeath attitude and application rings true. I really hope things start to improve rapidly. Loughlenegale (Westmeath) - Posts: 8 - 10/02/2026 09:02:43 2655754 Link 1 |
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Someone posted earlier that we are not up to it physically. This could only be the case once we replaced 1/3 of the team. Aside from the goalie and 1 or to others most of the team have experienced div1 hurling. So when we made too many changes we lost physicality. Kerry are scoring heavily and we need to be out scoring them. New players need a year or so in the gym first before they see game time in my opinion
Sloweddie (Kilkenny) - Posts: 2 - 10/02/2026 10:10:31 2655765 Link 0 |
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I thought we were fortunate to come away with the win on Sunday. After the good reports from Kerry, I would have expected to be a lot better than Meath, they are a very average side even in this division. If they had taken their scoring chances, particularly the goal chances it would have been a different outcome. They butchered an open goal and some last ditch defending kept our noses in front, Shane Williams block was outstanding. CleanShoulder (Westmeath) - Posts: 407 - 10/02/2026 12:06:04 2655778 Link 0 |
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How would you know about Westmeath's attitude and application? Genuine query. Please explain.
Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2573 - 10/02/2026 12:17:57 2655781 Link 0 |
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John Fry, Dean Ennis, Josh Coll, Sean Jackson, Conor McKeogh, Eamonn Cunneen, Andrew Shaw, Shane Williams, Jack Gillen as an outfield player and Jack Kearney all those have never experienced inter county Div 1 hurling, likes of Peter Clarke, David Williams, Eoin Keyes have maybe a year's experience of Div 1, that's well over half the panel used on Sunday, we are in a rebuilding phase after 8-9 regulars retired. In a small hurling county with 15 clubs with the majority in rural areas what do we expect?
Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2573 - 10/02/2026 12:24:40 2655783 Link 0 |