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Dooley bags hat-trick as three late goals help Offaly see off Westmeath in entertaining affair

Westmeath led by five points at half-time, but the Faithful scored 3-11 after the break.

Offaly 4-15

Westmeath 1-20

OFFALY SURVIVED A big scare from Westmeath to book their place in the Leinster SHC semi-final.

The Faithful County will take on the winners of Galway and Dublin for a place in the provincial decider on 18 June.

Offaly hit 3-11 in the second half as Shane Dooley finishing with a crucial hat-trick to help them advance.

Killian Doyle bagged a late goal to draw Westmeath level late on but Dooley’s third goal sealed the win for Offaly.

Dooley’s opening goal from a penalty gave Offaly a 1-1 to 0-2 advantage inside seven minutes.

Westmeath’s response was outstanding and they led by 0-12 to 1-4 at the interval after fine scores from Allan Devine, Niall O’Brien, Darragh Egerton and Joe Boyle.

Doyle and Devine were influential as the Lake County moved into in front by 0-18 to 1-13, but Offaly turned the game on its head with two goals in the space of three minutes.

Offaly’s Emmet Nolan and Shane Dooley hit the back of the net down the stretch either side of Doyle’s three-pointer for Westmeath.

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    Mute Nick Menezes
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    Oct 22nd 2013, 1:34 PM

    so Pearce wasnt eligible even when he played for us against Oman and when he was in a couple of other squads?decent player though reminds me a tad of Richard Dunne but obviously not as good(Atleast not yet).Wouldnt give Stearman the light of day,Was crap in the premiership and theres no way we should be picking a n average league two player when we have better options playing at a higher level. Im all for bringing in lads on the granny rule but we dont need another Paul Green that offers nothing to what we already have

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    Oct 22nd 2013, 2:05 PM

    Eligible, yes. Tied down to Ireland & nobody else, no. You only become tied to one nation when you make a competitive appearance. Pearce hasn’t done that yet.
    Agree on Stearman. Do we really need a Third Division defender in the squad?

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    Oct 22nd 2013, 2:48 PM

    Yeah Pearce is a decent defender and could develop into an excellent player in time, so thats a good capture in a position that we will need cover in. Not sure that Stearman will offer much to Ireland.
    We could do with discovering a few more players born outside the country with Irish heritage. I hope that the new manager whoever he is has a good scouting network. Send a couple of scouts to Argentina, there is a large Irish population there. Their last manager who just quit the other night was a Phelan. Who knows what we might find there :) Irish and Germans are the big European ethnic groups in that country.
    Can you imagine Lional O’ Messi?

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    Oct 22nd 2013, 4:47 PM

    Santiago Phelsn was coach of their rugby team. Alejandro Sabello us the football coach.

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    Oct 22nd 2013, 2:23 PM

    Richard Stearman has played only one league game for Wolves this season, a team in League One!!!

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    Mute Big Pat
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    Oct 22nd 2013, 2:59 PM

    He should be an automatic starter for us then.

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    Mute Mick Byrne
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    Oct 22nd 2013, 2:20 PM

    Who ????????

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    Oct 22nd 2013, 3:52 PM

    Hopefully Conor Kenna, Greg Bolger and Killian Brennan get call ups in November

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    Oct 22nd 2013, 5:49 PM

    Supersaints

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    Oct 22nd 2013, 9:00 PM

    Would much rather Stearman over McShane. I’d rather a one legged donkey over the ginger Messi.

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    Oct 22nd 2013, 9:12 PM
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