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Down forwards miss Westmeath game - 27/02/04
Down hurlers under the management of John
Crossey go into the NHL game with Westmeath at Ballygalget
without two of their most potent attackers, Paul Braniff
and Gareth Johnston.
The Portaferry clubman Braniff left the
fray against Derry after only twenty-four minutes and it
has been revealed that he has a hamstring problem which
is likely to sideline him for three weeks. He was replaced
by clubmate Emmet Trainer on the left wing in the game with
Derry in Banagher, and Trainor now retains the berth for
the Westmeath clash.
In the case of Johnston, he was somewhat
harshly dismissed late in the game against Derry for a pull
on Dominic Magill and is suspended. His place now goes to
Portaferry’s John Convery who comes in at centre-forward.
Down have started their Division 2A campaign
in impressive fashion with their away win over old rivals,
Derry. They will be hoping to build on this result this
Sunday, but may find Westmeath now under the guidance of
former Limerick boss, Tom Ryan much tougher opposition.
Playing at home will mean something to the Mourne county
at Ballygalget, but Manager Crossey knows that only a top-class
performance on this occasion will be good enough to get
anything from this encounter. The loss of Braniff and Johnston
from the attack makes the job that bit harder!
Down (NHL v Westmeath) – Graham Clarke;
L. Clarke, S. Murray, P. Hughes; S. Wilson, G. Savage, Gabriel
Clarke; A. Savage, T. McMahon; G. McGrattan, J. Convery,
E. Trainor; M. Coulter, Johnny McGrattan, B. McGourty.
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