Westmeath warm to the task as Dubs on horizon

Westmeath 3-15 Carlow 1-10

Would either of these sides fancy taking on the league champions? And could they compete?

When the announcement came over the tannoy that the throw-in would be delayed for 10 minutes for “safety reasons” as late arrivals congested around the one open ticket booth, the tongue-in-cheek speculation was the Hill 16 hordes had descended to scout the opposition.