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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To DelaneyCup2026:  "Any players that Mark McHugh could consider drafting in based on this years championship?"
Wing backs from Kgad Gahan and Cole
Buckley and Masterson Shamrocks
Gavigan - Malachys
Slevin, Connell, 2 kellehers, and Moody - Tubberclair
Leech - Killucan
Mulvihill - Gcastle
Scully - Shan
Mitchell and Moran - Downs
Think we will see a good few of 20s make league match day panels, watched the minor semi-final and Scahill will 100% play Westmeath senior football before playing club senior football with Shan

TheWagonWheel-N91Y529 (National) - 17/09/2026 15:32:26

Carlow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To Carlowtothecore1:  "In fairness the shield final is a comp based around the worst 4 hurling teams in Carlow, so can't see how playing that in front of a senior final would promote the game, as hard as that may seem its fact.
The national media recognises the two senior teams as two of the best in Ireland and that's why for the 2nd time in three years they've come looking to show live. Notice same request has never materialised for a football final for the opposite reason. I'm assuming the teams will be out early on main pitch to get use to the average lights and poor pitch to hopefully allow them play to their potential which ties up the pitch from using a curtain raiser, as the outside lights are a disaster.
Fair dues to both clubs for this recognition once again, Hopefully all Carlow people both GAA and GA football clubs will come out in their numbers."
If you want a "hard fact", large part of the reason why your hurling final has twice been selected for broadcast is because it's played at a time of year when there aren't many other finals (hurling or football) in any other county. If it was played in mid to late October, going up against many other finals in the leading counties in both codes, chances of it being selected would be slim to none.

And that in turn is a large part of why your football final doesn't get selected. Your football final last year was played on the same day as football finals in Mayo, Down, Derry and Kildare, and hurling finals in Cork, Limerick, and Offaly. The Saturday evening of that weekend had the Dublin Senior Football Final. If you were calling the shots in TG4 or somewhere like that, which would you have chosen?

By the way, your attitude to the Shield finalists is very dismissive. You may consider them as amongst the worst clubs in Carlow, but can you not see how giving them the opportunity on play on Senior Hurling Final day (i.e. the biggest day in Carlow club hurling) would help promote the game so far as those clubs are concerned?

Pikeman96 (National) - 17/09/2026 15:41:10

Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Lads that would be sone anti climax if we end up with mcentee in charge. Actually wouldnt suprise me.

seanie08 (National) - 17/09/2026 16:05:19

Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Will Scahill Shandonagh will also be involved. LC student and on CM team plus 20s but prodigious talent if nurtured properly. In a ten minute spell other night he destroyed Kinnegad in minor semi final.

Claretandblue (National) - 17/09/2026 16:32:19

Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)

Replying To TheWagonWheel-N91Y529:  "Wing backs from Kgad Gahan and Cole
Buckley and Masterson Shamrocks
Gavigan - Malachys
Slevin, Connell, 2 kellehers, and Moody - Tubberclair
Leech - Killucan
Mulvihill - Gcastle
Scully - Shan
Mitchell and Moran - Downs
Think we will see a good few of 20s make league match day panels, watched the minor semi-final and Scahill will 100% play Westmeath senior football before playing club senior football with Shan"
He was in the stands for the Moate and Athlone game anyways, although some people were saying he was also in looking at Reilly and McCabe in the match before hand. Would be a blow to the hurlers if they were to switch codes

WestmeathGael1 (National) - 18/09/2026 08:56:02