A disappointing weekend in Senior championship with a lot of big beatings given. DRP have the semi booked but I actually think Harps will pip Gaels to first and win the remaining two games, leaving Gaels 2nd and Marys 3rd. Coolera and Molaise game in round 5 will decide who is 2nd but I think Coolera.
In intermediate no major surprises either as the race to join Curry in the final continues. In junior St Michaels have blown their shot at a semi final so Owenmore could well be joined by a second team in the final.
This weeks predictions. Senior: Tubber v Shamrock Gaels....Gaels by 8 Mullinabreena v DRP....DRP by 12 Coolera v Easkey....Coolera by 15 Harps v Tourlestrane...Harps by 4
Intermediate: Ballymote v Castleconnor...Ballymote by 2 Calry v St Farnan's.....Draw Geevagh v Curry....Curry by 7 St Pats v Enniscrone...Enniscrone by 6
Junior A Eastern Harps v DRP....DRP by 2 St Molaise Gaels v St Johns....St Johns by 1 Tourlestrane v Coolera....Coolera by 3 St Marys v Owenmore Gaels....Owenmore by 8
Replying To BadgerDog: "Predictions for this weekends senior games?"
Much too early to predict games next weekend. )) I will base my predictions on weather, injured players in each camp , and the reports in local media of this weekends games. I don't like to rush into these things, but I would love to get your predictions coming from Westmeath?
Replying To Taypot: "Much too early to predict games next weekend. )) I will base my predictions on weather, injured players in each camp , and the reports in local media of this weekends games. I don't like to rush into these things, but I would love to get your predictions coming from Westmeath?"
You're right tbf, many factors to consider.
I'd go with; Shamrock Gaels by 8+ DRP by 10+ Coolera Strandhill by 10+ Eastern Harps by 5+
Game 4 on the bounce for some teams. I was in favour of abandoning the break that we used to have after round 2. Players want the group stages done and dusted before college starts to minimize travel home for training. Drumcliffe are home and hosed but there is no way they are going to relax now so Coolaney might get the brunt of another beating. Drumcliffe by 8 Coolera will also get the win against Easkey. I was having problems trying to both pronounce and spell the new kid they have acquired, thankfully everyone now seems to just call him Fola. I felt in the first championship match against Drumcliffe he was a bit disinterested and wondered if Coolera would get more from his talents. They certainly did the last day. Coolera by 12 Shamrock Gaels had a great win over a disjointed Marys who were very disappointing. Gaels will have no problem beating Tubber whose morale must be on the ground after last weekend. They have injuries to deal with along with a suspension. I expect Gaels to finish the round robin with style and win by 15 And so we are down to the only game that I can see any bit of of a competitive edge to. Tourlestrane will be anxious to prove that there is life in the old dog yet. They finished the league very well, should have beaten the Gaels in the championship and will have no fear of the Harp's. They still have Cathal Henry, John Kelly, Adrian MC Intyre, Barry Walsh etc etc that all know how to win tight hard games. In the other corner you have a much younger team but a team brimming with confidence and self belief. Mulligan and Kiernan are going well, Dylan Walsh is beginning to turn into the player that we all expected he would be. Matt Henry is flying, he is scoring but it's nothing like what he lays off to the other forwards and then young Healy that was never heard of before kicks 10 points the last day. This is a big game. If Harp's win they will make the knockout stage. If they lose they will have to beat Mary's in the last game which could be beyond them. If Tourlestrane win they will be very confident that they will take Tubber in the last game and thus get to the knockout phase. I am finding it very tight to call but a very hesitant vote to Harp's by 4.