Westmeath Football thread

Jack_Sparrow (Westmeath) - Posts: 1090 - 06/09/2026 19:32:07    2692919

No surprises in section A. The Downs, though stuttering at times eventually overpowered Garrycastle in a ten minute spell from midway through second half. Did what they had to do. Will be delighted to get J. Lynam on the pitch, though will have concerns over Drumm and Moran who exited the game with injuries. Looked good when they looked good but won't get away with this kind of performance against Kinnegad, if that ends up being the final.
The other games went on expected lines. The biggest talking point for me is that Tubberclair, after topping the group were rewarded with a q/f against the third best team while the teams that finished 8th and 9th in the championship were rewarded with a q/f against each other. Did you ever see such a farce in all your life?It actually demeans this championship. The only thing is.. the cream will probably rise to the top anyway and the final will be contested from the top 3. That is the only saving grace of an embarrassing format.
On form it should be the Downs and Kinnegad but Lomans will be dangerous if they reach the semi final. Tubberclair will be an unknown quantity for the A teams so it will be interesting how they perform against a clearly struggling Lomans team who are waiting forever for some team to kill them off. The fact that they are still alive though, will still give the top two some food for thought.
Ultimately today was a bit of a damp squib after all and the abacus wasn't needed.

Iarmhisamhi (Westmeath) - Posts: 74 - 06/09/2026 20:18:24    2692931

The Downs v St Lomans/Kinnegad Final. The more they change the format, the more things stay the same.

iarmhiabu (Westmeath) - Posts: 383 - 06/09/2026 20:32:52    2692933

Shandonagh at full throttle are a serious outfit. Speed and power all over the pitch and their six forwards are as good as any senior team bar The Downs and Kinnegad . They've good options off the bench too with O'Brien Killian Donnelly and Craig all able to come on and score. I think their half-back line finished with 4-2 or 4-3 between them which is some going. The only thing that could catch them is their inconsistency. They were 17 points up and cruising yesterday then conceded three goals in about ten minutes and Milltownpass missed a penalty too. Theyhave the panel to win Intermediate and stay senior for years but those mad spells will cost them against better teams.
They could easily have scored another 2-8 as well. I think they missed around 1-7 in the first half and Milltownpass young side looked shocked.
Kinnegad probably won't be overly happy with their performance. The game lacked bite and intensity but I've no doubt Cooney will get them quality games around Leinster before the knockouts.
At the minute it looks like Milltown v Shandonagh in the Intermediate final and Kinnegad v The Downs in the senior if The Downs can get their injuries sorted.
Would love to see Ballinagore put up a huge contest but i can't see them coming within 9/10 points of Shandonagh

TheWagonWheel-N91Y529 (Westmeath) - Posts: 19 - 07/09/2026 09:10:20    2692965