WESTMEATH MANAGER TOM Cribben has made one change to his starting 15 for this Sunday’s Leinster football final against Dublin at Croke Park.
Cribben has called John Connellan into the full forward line after his big impact off the bench against Meath.
Connellan replaced Darren Daly as Westmeath trailed by 10 points in the first half, and kicked two points from play just after half time to spark the comeback, and he’s now been rewarded with the number 13 jersey, as Lorcan Smyth drops to the bench.
Cribben has also made a number of positional switches following the semi-final, with Denis Corroon moving into midfield from the half-forward line, and Paul Sharry starting at centre half forward.
Captain Ger Egan switches out to wing forward in the number 10 shirt, while Kieran Martin is notably named at centre back once again, despite scoring 2-3 after switching into the full-forward line mid-game.
Westmeath haven’t beaten Dublin in the Championship since their victory enroute to winning the Leinster title in 2004, the first and only time they’ve lifted the Delaney Cup.
The sides meet at Croke Park on Sunday at 2pm, with Longford and Kildare contesting the minor final beforehand.
Westmeath team
1. Darren Quinn (Tyrrellspass)
2. Killian Daly (Mullingar Shamrocks)
3. Kevin Maguire (Caulry)
4. John Gilligan (Ballymore)
5. Paddy Holloway (Castledaly)
6. Kieran Martin (Maryland)
7. James Dolan (Garrycastle)
8. Denis Corroon (Mullingar Shamrocks)
9. Daragh Daly (Mullingar Shamrocks)
10. Ger Egan (Tyrrellspass, capt.)
11. Paul Sharry (St Loman’s)
12. Ray Connellan (Athlone)
13. John Connellan (Athlone)
14. John Heslin (St Loman’s)
15. Shane Dempsey (St Loman’s)
LeBron is definitely the best player in the NBA this year. Harden puts up great highlights and is unbelievably skillful but not a better player this year.
@kevcrowley: is that why Curry wipes the floor with him in the finals… you know, the part of the season that matters?
@Jonathan Nolan: curry wasn’t even Finals mvp , and in the finals the last two years it’s been pretty much 4 v 1 with a bit of Kevin Love and Kyrie last year
@Jonathan Nolan: curry can blow hot and cold beteeen quarters and have Kevin Durant or Klay Thompson take over scoring. James played every minute nearly and has huge defensive responsibility on top. No comparison with Curry
@kevcrowley: every minute??!! Is that why he was on the bench or sitting at the side of the clock for 20 minutes per game 2 & 3?
@Aidan Holden: is that Curry’s daily for having a team around him?
@kevcrowley: bottom line is LeBum James only has as many rings as Larry Bird, yet he’s been in almost twice as many finals. The guy has skills, but he’s a chump. At the end of a career it’s rings that are the legacy, and LeBum will be hard pressed getting another one
@Jonathan Nolan: do you think calling him LeBum makes you sound smart and reasonable?
@Jonathan Nolan: well in that case a ‘chump’ is the 2nd greatest player of all time
@Jonathan Nolan: your opinion on basketball is complete rubbish I’ve seen all the top players in the league play live and LeBron is superior than every single one of them
Instead of calling people bums take the time to actually watch them play basketball in the flesh before you talk
Your opinion is complete rubbish
@Aidan Holden: after Larry Bird and Magic Johnson? Aren’t you forgetting about Jordan?
@Barry McCarthy: No, would be the answer to that one Barry. It’s just my opinion. He’s the most over hyped player in NBA history. You are entitled to your own opinion. Fair enough
@Jonathan Nolan: MJ number 1 LBJ number 2
Should’ve won it in 2011 but This year Harden was a fair choice
@Ruairi Doyle: in 2011 he wasn’t starting and averaged about 10 ppg what?
4-0 says it all. And LeBum was the one with 4 x L’s against his name at seasons end
@Jonathan Nolan: weird
@Jonathan Nolan: 4-0 says absolutely nothing since its REGULAR SEASON MVP.