Football Championship 2026 (Mod Note in OP)

Wouldn't be surprised if they delayed for RTÉ

What started out as a dull affair became fairly exciting. Westmeath very nervous with the finishing line in sight in normal time, but so composed in extra time and fully deserving of the win. I know they parachuted Heslin in, but he was full value in extra time and I'm delighted for him. That Senan Baker lad too for Westmeath, he was a complete game changer when he came on. Wonderful player and leader.

Dublin have big problems. A mess on the kickouts and it was the handful of old Gavin players who were trying to control the game and take it to Westmeath. Only so much they can be expected to do when no one else steps up.

Beat meath, Kildare n Dublin to win Leinster, would have got good odds on that a month ago!

Dublin have big problems !! Indeed they have , at all levels nothing coming through, Dublin are finished will be 10 years+ before Dublin will bother any of the top 8 Counties again. Amazing ly money is not helping them now 🤔🤔

I am not very knowledgeable on Gaelic Football, but watch virtually every televised game, so maybe I am very mistaken . Ciaran Kilkenny, so many all irelands won, has been one of Dublin's key players for many years and was again most effective today. However, I find his contributions very safe and very boring, generally a relentless series of short handpasses, effective I'm sure but that generates little if any excitement. Some of the new forwards that have emerged in weaker counties including roscommon and westmeath today, are far more exciting to watch. Just my minority opinion.

Haven't won an U20 Leinster final since 2020.

Best players Kilkenny, Scully, Costello, Howard, Byrne, Paddy Small are on the way out. 4 of those over 30.

Leinster championship wide open for years to come.

He's still a great player. Was probably Dublin's best player today.

Doesn't have the pace to beat players anymore though. 33 soon.

Does the basics very well

Plays the percentages

Not a big fan of the split Dublin talk when they are winning all round them.

More of an advantage than every other county by far.

They are now at a low point (if losing a provincial final could be called that).

Is this not the best time to split?

One of the best forwards in Ireland for a few years now and still very young.

It's great to see Dublin's dominance in Leinster come to an end, but i'm just delighted for Westmeath really. Congrats to them and their supporters on a brilliant and well deserved win. Westmeath is the place to be this evening for sure!

Mod Note

Warning issued.

It's a clear transitional period but a transition to what they are at the moment, very ordinary where Division 2 could be their level for a few years as they watch others win Leinster