Bulfin remains upbeat despite Dublin defeat

Westmeath senior hurling manager Seoirse Bulfin garnered a lot of positives from his team’s display against Dublin last Sunday in TEG Cusack Park despite remaining pointless after two games in the National Hurling League Division 1B.

His initial post-match thoughts were: “It was a tremendous performance by the players after the disappointment of last Sunday in Belfast. Last Sunday wasn’t good enough, even though Antrim had the advantage of having had a game played. We now have to get ready for a massive game against Laois next Sunday.”

He continued, as follows: “Who knows, if we had taken a few more chances and their goalie hadn’t made a wonder save near the end, it could have been very different.

“We missed four or five frees and ‘65’s that we would normally have got.

“Jack (Gillen) went for a goal from a free and it was saved, but we said we’d have a crack at it and you’re better off dying not wondering. It wasn’t an easy day for free-takers with a swirling breeze out there. That’s sport.”

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