Hammering of Westmeath a sign of intent from Galway?

Galway 3-27 Westmeath 0-19: Moments before the teams returned for the second-half at Cusack Park, the stadium announcer thanked those involved in the exhibition game which had just taken place.

He was referring to an underage game at half-time but could just as easily have been talking about the first-half senior action such was Galway’s dominance.

In those 35 minutes, new boss Micheal Donoghue saw flashes of the quality which convinced him to take on the role in the wake of Anthony Cunningham’s controversial departure.