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Westmeath Football thread - 5 Like(s)
Replying To Greengrass1: "Well if Cox 's shot was made 20 seconds later and same result applied it wouldn't have made any difference. Time would have been up. The shot was there for the taking though an older head would have recycled it but once that decision occurred, then the set up wasn't there to counteract Wexford which was my point. Had it gone over then it would have been inspired! Narrow margins." The shot was not there to be taken , he seen the headlines simple as.
Westmeath213 (National) - 23/03/2026 16:29:39
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Donegal GAA thread - 5 Like(s)
Replying To monaghanmad: "Wouldnt that be great, get the popcorn" We outnumbered you with support in your home ground yesterday. Just take a wee bit of time to have a think about that to yourself.
peiledoir20 (National) - 23/03/2026 11:37:55
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Donegal GAA thread - 3 Like(s)
We played in about 2nd gear yesterday. Upped it to 3rd for a while in the 2nd half to pull away. Well done to Sean Martin on his senior debut as well.
I don't think we'll be as lax in Sunday against Kerry, if we are we'll be on the end of a hiding so expecting us to push up through the gears again. Should give us a good indication of where we are at.
McGee was phenomenal again yesterday. Himself and Hugh will have a point to prove this weekend having missed out from the start last July.
Looking forward to the trip back up to the capital, hopefully we have a sizeable support travelling.
peiledoir20 (National) - 23/03/2026 10:24:54
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Openess Of Croke Park And Pitch Sizes - 2 Like(s)
It's always funny that the "tight pitches" are always either claimed to be in:
1. Ulster counties, because it supports the notion they play "negative" football
2. Weak counties, because it supports the notion that everyone they play will be better than them, so they want to deny the opposition space to express their ability.
As if counties knew decades in advance where they'd stand in the football landscape and designed their pitches accordingly.
As this article shows, most "common knowledge" about GAA pitch dimensions is wrong;
https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2022/0511/1297395-size-matters-gaa-pitch-dimensions-irk-beyond-measure/
Cusack Park in Ennis and Dr. Hyde Park are both the maximum possible size for GAA pitches, but you hear them being called "tight" for some reason.
Similarly you never hear MacHale Park or the Gaelic Grounds being called tight, despite being among the smallest inter county fields.
CastleBravo (National) - 23/03/2026 21:11:15
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Donegal GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "Think ye may have peaked to soon haha" And are still miles ahead of Mayo thankfully
eddieSize5Balls (National) - 23/03/2026 14:48:54
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Roscommon GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "Loool love the way you are the Rossies biggest fan when it comes to mayo / rossies haha" Not sure about biggest fan but how can one not be admirer of a county of their size and resources to have comfortably retained Division one status and stood toe to toe with Galway,Armagh,Donegal and Kerry in this league campaign.
Now stay humble Ms Kennedy.
Drax_the_destroyer (National) - 23/03/2026 15:57:37
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Sligo GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To ShellyGael: "I think some people's expectations exceeded reality considering almost half of last years team was unavailable. Some people have an obvious agenda too. It was not a terrible campaign but there is loads of room for improvement. There was some excellent football played yesterday but Clare's two pointers offset a lot of the 23 singles scored. As previous poster said, Clare had 3 of the best forwards in the league on show yesterday. Someone must have been watching a different game. Humble pie doesn't taste that nice" We all watched the same game and overall Sligo is extremely lucky to have retained D3 status. On that basis, no progress from last year. A lot of players tried and tested with a longer view in mind. Sligo's biggest fault to me, is the lack of bite in the defensive tackle, 8 x 2 pointers would not occur if real pressure was imposed on the kicker. Defensive steel has been absent throughout the League. I also feel that the player/ manager cohesion that was apparent under McEntee has not been developed yet. An unexpected good run in the Championship or Tailteann is all that can save the current managerial setup from coming under intense pressure next year.
Maggiepie (National) - 23/03/2026 18:02:03
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RIP Michael Lyster - 2 Like(s)
The death was announced yesterday, at the age of 71 of former rte presenter Michael Lyster.
But of course he was more than just a presenter in that organisation, he really was the face of Summer for anyone who loves gaelic games.
He presented the Sunday Game for 34 years with a mix of professionalism, humour, fairness and respect.
As soon as that famous theme tune kicked in you knew you were going to witness some action or game people would be talking about Monday morning.
Some of my earliest memories are of him and Enda Colleran chatting away about the big games that had taken place
Yet another part of childhood gone in a sign of becoming older. May he rest in peace.
ohwow (National) - 23/03/2026 10:22:24
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Non-Gaa Forum - 1 Like(s)
President Trump sounds confident today he can settle the war with Iran, hopefully he does.
Tirchonaill1 (National) - 23/03/2026 19:06:55
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How Do We Take Hurling On From Here - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Tadhg2020: "How has that worked out for Laois and Antrim or westmeath? It has worked out ok so far for Offaly and Wexford." The Leinster Championship went to 6 in 2021. Offaly were un the Christy Ring then, so not sure how you think the change helped Offaly.
If you follow your logic of creating more 'jeopardy', how about bringing relegation in for Munster?
Firceall (National) - 23/03/2026 18:46:47
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Leitrim GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To leitrimabu1: "Don't get that right about Allen Gaels strength. Heard they were short 8 first choice players which in the circumstances was a good result for themt. The next game against Leitrim Gaels will be the real test of their new status at Senior level. And I think another poster criticising Leitrim Observer Sports coverage is way off the mark. John Connolly & PJ Leddy do a fantastic job in covering so much Sport in the County with limited resources . With so many Club & County games going on they can't be everywhere .very unfair criticism" Yea they mentioned that alright at the game that there was a wedding on and had a lot of players missing. I hear their corner forward ciaran mc morrow is injured and caleb duffy they said could be out for a few months with a bad injury. I'd like to see themselves or aughavas staying up. Too many times we see of strong enough team come up to senior and go straight back down again.
Loughallenbanks (National) - 23/03/2026 20:38:26
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To WeGoAgain: "The Langan incident was just Gough being Gough as far as I'm concerned. Langan was walking away from the monaghan player taking the sideline and he kicked the ball directly at him and then looked to the officials. Not dissimilar to when players charge directly into opposition players after winning a free looking for the ref to bring it forward.
On a side note, does anyone know if the season ticket gets you entry into the division 3 and 4 finals too or will I have to shell out a few more euros for that?" I watched it back on YouTube and really can't understand how that was instructed to be moved up by the linesman.
Also the fact it leads to concession of two points is not very well conceived as a rule. In a higher profile closer game it would be a huge talking point.
Overall the ref I found decent. He was letting a bit of contact and not blowing things up unnecessarily.
Ulsterchamps_32 (National) - 23/03/2026 17:58:59
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Galway Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To giveitlong: "Galway were very reluctant to shoot from terrace side in the first half, presumably due to their local knowledge of the wind situation, the 2 shots they did go for from that side were missed. The dubs missed numerous chances from that area in the second half, including a bad wide from Con. The Dubs had their strongest side so far in action and played with savage intensity, which along with the melee carry on, goes to show how badly they wanted to stay up. I think management have learned from past mistakes of bringing back players who had picked up knocks etc before they were 100% ready. There will be no return to action this time until fully ready and fit. For me the best sight yesterday was that of Sean Mulkerrin's comeback. Fair play to him for persisting to overcome his injury." Just a bit of perspective, Dublin down to 14 for the last 20(down a man is big with new rules), Con coming back from injury only played 25 minutes and Dublins best scorer from play in the league out injured
sligo joe (National) - 23/03/2026 16:59:59
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Westmeath Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Dheen: "Some win for St Mary's 2nd year's over CBS Kilkenny in the Leinster A quarter final. 2-24-0-13, that's a big win. They face Good Counsel in the semi final next." St Mary's 1st years not to be out done by the 2nd year's beat Castlecomer by 12 pts in the Leinster A championship today. They are competing and winning at A level in all age groups now, a great conveyor belt of talent and hopefully we see the fruits of it with Westmeath starting with the minors this year who have plenty of talent, many who have been coming through St Mary's and competed at that higher A level grade. I believe they are going well although have to wait another week for a game as Down dropped out of the Leinster championship.
Dheen (National) - 23/03/2026 16:14:30
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Donegal GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To panamasam: "First game of the year after a couple of months away. Great to get to a game. The game felt like a glorified challenge match with Monaghan not offering much resistance but the goals woke them up and in Stephen O'Hanlon they had a player whom we couldn't handle in the first half. Only for Jamie's goal we were looking at a HT deficit which was head scratching to say the least as Donegal generally controlled the game. The Monaghan goals while good finishes seemed to stem from defensive mix ups with poor tracking or players not being where they were supposed to be. This was rectified at HT and the 2 subs made a huge difference. It did take an uncharacteristic slip up from Beggan to reverse the tide but once we did we seem out the game comfortably enough. As already pointed out similar defending next week and it'll be a blow out. Jason was again MOTM and was excellent throughout. Some great scores from Langan too and Shea had a great game. He'd remind you of Brolly in his pomp and it'll be interesting to see how he copes in the heat of championship battle. Interesting to see the approach next week. Will Kerry want to put down a marker? How will Jim approach it? Keep cards close to his chest for down the line or road test a little. It makes for an intriguing game." To be realistic, I can't see us beating Kerry in this league final, we have too many niggles and injuries at the moment and to beat this Kerry team, you really need a full strength fit squad with a strong bench. There is a chance Gavin Mulreany and Brendan McCole won't feature next week after yesterday, added to Shaun Patton, Ciaran Thompson, Daire O'Baoill, Ciaran Moore and Oisin Gallen.
However it is still an opportunity to learn for later in the year, because we know Kerry will likely field a full strength team and go full tilt at it, so its an opportunity to maybe test other players and really see how they fare against the All Ireland Champions.
Commodore (National) - 23/03/2026 21:08:58
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To sponger: "How is the final in Aughrim ???" Croke park disdain for the lower regions of the hurling leagues again ?? I understood a final would be played in Croker - should we make it.
Freethinker (National) - 23/03/2026 15:32:01
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To sponger: "How is the final in Aughrim ???" Croke Park disdain for the lower regions of the hurling leagues ?? Again. I understood that was to be in Croker.
Freethinker (National) - 23/03/2026 15:30:48
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Wicklow GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To sponger: "Last time I looked, the hurlers were in Division 2, footballers in Division 4.
And also the last time I looked, hurlers played a match against a team that they were expected to beat, and did so." These guys would have the guts, bravery, pride and heart to defend an 11 pt lead. Footballers are making a virtue of losing leads when their backs are to the wall.
Freethinker (National) - 23/03/2026 13:44:44
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Westmeath Football thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To iarmhiabu: "CBS are a well coached team indeed, their decision making under pressure in those last few minutes was excellent. Mikey Weir spoke about it after the game, they had been practicing scenarios like that in training, when you are 1 point down with 2 minutes to go etc. The first 10 minutes was real Roy of the Rovers stuff, the best we have seen from a Westmeath team at Croke Park in a long time. The timing and movement of the forwards and the transition from defence to attack, although losing the midfield battle in the second half nearly cost CBS. They weren't getting enough supply into the forwards. CBS are lined with quality players, the pick of 4 Clubs, from the Mullingar area, that are consistently competing in Division 1 at underage. Mullingar is one of the fastest growing towns in Leinster, CBS is benefiting from the population growth. Management have a lot to do with the success, the lads in charge have probably had this group from First Year but quality both individually and collectively was a defining factor. As I said they are loaded with quality players from a growth area, the vast potential is being tapped into and not before time. There generally is a difference in environment between a Schools Senior set up and a Inter County underage set up. At Schools, skill can dominate but at County level you are coming up against physically developed teams and therefore you can struggle with intensity etc. Even the most skilful players can be made look average without proper strength and conditioning. I will give you an example, our County U20 squad of this year don't do any gym sessions collectively. The Kildare U20 squad do a collective gym session once a week and are required to do one more in their own time. We will be physically mowed out of it again as was the case last year against Meath. I take your points on the coaching but having a Centre of Excellence would drive the standards higher. A Centre of Excellence sets the tone for how a County operates. Brian Cody said "there's no point in talking about anything except standards of excellence. Absolute excellence."" They should have a strength and conditioning coach surely? Even at club level I would be assuming lads from minor would be given correct programs to gain speed and size! If that's not the case for the u20 team agree we won't win anything!
The last underage Leinster final we have been in was 2013 which in itself is a disaster!
Westmeath25 (National) - 23/03/2026 14:15:06
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NFL 2026 Predictions Competition - Week 7 - 1 Like(s)
Replying To TheFlaker: "I don't know how admin works. You are a wee bit bothered by my posting since the county board fallout." Not one bit, that was 3 years ago so it's water under the bridge.
Just to remind you that the clocks go forward this weekend, wouldn't want you having another 'mishap' :)
peiledoir20 (National) - 23/03/2026 14:13:35
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