Newmarket 2017 player profiles, complied by Luke McCarthy:
Eddie Allen | |
Age: | 25 |
Nickname: | Don’t think I have one!!! |
Favourite position: | wing back |
Honours won: | Too many to mention!!! |
Biggest influence on your career: | Family and Coaches |
Most important skill of the game: | kicking accuracy |
What would you change about the game: | Nothing |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Ryan McHugh |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Tj Brosnan |
What training drill do you dread the most: | Pressure cooker |
Joker of the team: | Colin O Sullivan |
Most skilful player on the team: | Bart Daly |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Wimpy |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Ryan Dasher |
Best memory as a player: | 2011 premier intermediate final |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Training |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | Tony Charlie |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Family friends Sport |
Best advice given to you: | Hit it long Ned (Con Collins) |
Advice for young players: | Train hard and listen to trainers |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Still playing |
Paudie Allen | |
Age: | 23 |
Nickname: | Pat, P. |
Favourite position: | Centre Back |
Honours won: | 2015 Duhallow U21 A Football Championship 2015 Duhallow U21 A Hurling Championship 2017 Tom Creedon Cup 2013 2014, 2016 Junior A Hurling League |
Biggest influence on your career: | Teammates. |
Most important skill of the game: | Composure on and off the ball. |
What would you change about the game: | Improve the level of respect for officials similar to rugby and maybe change to 13 a-side. |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | David Moran (Football), Lee Chin (Hurling). |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket): TJ Brosnan (Football), Barry O’Connor (Hurling). |
What training drill do you dread the most: | The bike upstairs in the gym at the start of the year. |
Joker of the team: | Colin O’Sullivan. |
Most skilful player on the team: | Bart Daly or Daniel Culloty (Football), Donal Hannon (Hurling). |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Aidan Browne. |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | John Ryan. |
Best memory as a player: | U21 double in 2015. |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Fatigue when the schedule gets busy. |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | An Arsenal player or a pro golfer. |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Chocolate, phone and a wok. |
Best advice given to you: | Enjoy it! |
Advice for young players: | Have a good attitude to help the team. |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Happy and healthy. |
TJ Bodie | |
Age: | 30 |
Nickname: | Gooch |
Favourite position: | Centre Forward |
Honours won: | Copif 2011 Coma League 2005 Tom Creedon Cup 2017 .Duhallow U 21 A Ch 2007/08\09. M A Ch 2004/06. M A League 2005/06. J B Ch 2005. Nevin Cup 2007 |
Biggest influence on your career: | Parents |
Most important skill of the game: | Kicking |
What would you change about the game: | Blanket Defence’s & black cards |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Conor McManus |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Bart Daly |
What training drill do you dread the most: | Pressure Cooker |
Joker of the team: | Colin O Sullivan |
Most skilful player on the team: | Besides myself, Conor O Keeffe |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Kevin O Sullivan |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Funa |
Best memory as a player: | 2011 County Final |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Trying to organise a holiday |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | Soccer player |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Ball, Cereal & Milk |
Best advice given to you: | Marry young and be young forever |
Advice for young players: | Listen to your trainers, not your parents |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Training Newmarket seniors |
TJ Brosnan | |
Age: | 24 |
Nickname: | Teej |
Favourite Position: | Wing Back (Hate full back) |
Honours Won: | 1 Bursary award for Senior Football in CIT 15/16, 1 Munster Cadbury Un21 Bursary award in CIT 14/15, 2 Munster Football Championships with Cork Un21’s 2013 & 2014, All Ireland finalists with Cork Un21 Football 2013, 1 Bursary award for Fresher Football in CIT 2012/13, 1 Premier IFC with Newmarket 2011, 1 Club All-Ireland JAHC, 1 Munster, 1 County, 1 Duhallow Championship & 1 League [All with Meelin 2011], 1 Munster Senior Schools, 1 All Ireland & 2 Munster Cork Vocational’s, 1 Duhallow Minor Football with Newmarket, 1 Duhallow Un21 Football with Newmarket, 5 Duhallow Minor Hurling with St. Marks, 1 Cork County Minor Hurling with St. Marks and 1 Hurling Division 3 Hurling with Meelin. |
Biggest Influence on your career: | My Dad Timmie, always with me wherever I go. |
Most Important skill of the game: | Outside of the boot! |
What would you change about the game: | Scrap the black card. |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | David Clifford, a solid 15 years left in his career. |
Toughest training opponent (Newmarket): | Bart Daly once upon a time |
What training drill do you dread the most: | 400’s |
Joker of the Team: | Colin O’ Sullivan |
Most Skilful player on the team: | Paudie Allen (A Corner back would you believe it) |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Donnacha Fitz (Typical Teacher) |
Worst fashion since on the team: | Gavin Forde (Outrageous combinations, hasn’t a clue how to dress) |
Best Memory as a player: | Getting to an U21 All-Ireland final with Cork. |
Toughest part of sporting life: | The structure of the GAA, can’t plan nothing! |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | Cork Senior or a Pilot |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Mary’s Dinner, Phone & Sweets |
Best advice given to you: | The weather, Referee and the Opposition are all out of your control, what you can control is yourself, play to your best and Enjoy It! |
Advice for young players: | As a wise man once said ‘enjoy every single minute of playing out in the field’ (Danny Culloty), respect for your team, Jersey, Referee and the football will look after itself. |
In 10 years’ time, I hope to be: | Still playing GAA. |
Aidan Browne | |
Age: | 18 |
Nickname: | Aido |
Favourite position: | Wing Back |
Honours won: | North Cork Minor C Hurling/football County minor C hurling U21 Duhallow Football Championship Tom Creedon Cup |
Biggest influence on your career: | My Father |
Most important skill of the game: | Kick Passing |
What would you change about the game: | No Gum Shields |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Donnacha O Connor |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Barry O Connor |
What training drill do you dread the most: | Warm up |
Joker of the team: | Colin O Sullivan |
Most skilful player on the team: | Bart Daly |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Kevin O Sullivan |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Peter Foley |
Best memory as a player: | Playing in Croke Park |
Toughest part of sporting life: | It can sometimes be too serious |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | Soccer player |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Football, phone and food |
Best advice given to you: | To keep playing football |
Advice for young players: | Try to get better all the time |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | An Inter county footballer and play senior football with my club |
Cathal Browne | |
Age: | 17 |
Nickname: | CB |
Favourite position: | Midfield |
Honours won: | North Cork U14, U16 and Minor titles in hurling and football, Minor C hurling county, Duhallow U21 A Fooball, Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup |
Biggest influence on your career: | Father |
Most important skill of the game: | Kick-passing/catching in hurling |
What would you change about the game: | Make it 13 a side so there would be more space |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Shane Walsh/Jamie Barron |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Paudie Allen/Colin O’Sullivan |
What training drill do you dread the most: | The Warm up |
Joker of the team: | Colin O’Sullivan |
Most skilful player on the team: | Conor O’Keeffe/Donal Hannon |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Kevin O’Sullivan |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Tony Charlie |
Best memory as a player: | Winning the U21 county quarter final |
Toughest part of sporting life: | balancing football/hurling/rugby |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | A soccer player |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Fair City, Toast and A Car |
Best advice given to you: | Never drop your head after you make a mistake |
Advice for young players: | Listen to Luke |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Still playing Hurling and Football |
Michael Cottrell | |
Age: | 20 |
Nickname: | |
Favourite position: | midfield |
Honours won: | Tom Creedon cup,2 Duhallow U21’A’ football, 1 U21’B’football, Duhallow U21 ‘A ‘hurling,U20 divisional tournament duhallow ,U16 Munster football cork, Munster hurling u14,15,16cork ,u12,14, 2U16, Minor A Duhallow hurling championships ‘Minor B football league/championship ,junior b football championship |
Biggest influence on your career: | Parents |
Most important skill of the game: | Fielding |
What would you change about the game: | Nothing |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Michael Murphy |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) TJ Brosnan |
What training drill do you dread the most: | Pressure Cooker? |
Joker of the team: | Ryan Dasher |
Most skilful player on the team: | Bart Daly |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Colin O’Sullivan |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Shane funah |
Best memory as a player: | Winning U21 football championship 2017 |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Injuries |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | a farmer |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | phone, money, friends |
Best advice given to you: | don’t get sent off |
Advice for young players: | be on time |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | still playing football |
Daniel Culloty | |
Age: | 22 |
Nickname: | Big Dan |
Favourite position: | Centre forward |
Honours won: | Duhallow Minor B Football Medal. County and Munster Schools Senior B Medal with Colaiste Treasa, Duhallow U21 B Football Medal, Duhallow U21 Football Invitation Cup Medal, Duhallow U21 A Football Medal, Tom Creedon Cup Medal, Munster Junior Colleges Football Medal with CIT |
Biggest influence on your career: | My parents |
Most important skill of the game: | Kick passing |
What would you change about the game: | The blanket defence |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | The Gooch |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Paudie Allen |
What training drill do you dread the most: | Long distance running |
Joker of the team: | Colin O’Sullivan |
Most skilful player on the team: | Conor O’Keeffe |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Donal Hannon |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Tony Charlie |
Best memory as a player: | Winning the U21 A Duhallow Final |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Injuries |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | A soccer player |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | iphone, internet and playstation |
Best advice given to you: | Enjoy playing the game |
Advice for young players: | As above and practice kicking |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Still playing football |
Bart Daly | |
Age: | 29 |
Nickname: | – |
Favourite position: | Half Back |
Honours won: | PIFC, Duhallow Minor and 21’s, AI at U-21 and Junior levels and a Sigerson |
Biggest influence on your career: | Plenty of people deserve a mention but Bertie is the man |
Most important skill of the game: | Kicking |
What would you change about the game: | Match scheduling |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Bring back Nicky Flanagan/A full back to release the Ryans |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Any of the Cork based lads #animals |
What training drill do you dread the most: | Backs and forwards, nightmare for a centre back watching your man getting a handpass from ten yards every 30 seconds |
Joker of the team: | Shane McAuliffe, puts a huge effort into morale in fairness to him |
Most skilful player on the team: | Paudie Allen |
Best fashion sense on the team: | TJ Bros has stepped up his game since getting his new job |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Kevin O’Sullivan |
Best memory as a player: | Winning the Intermediate County |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Arriving home late after training |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | A Man Utd player and or better than Maurice Feehan at soccer |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | The much loved Diesel Golf Plus Sports Utility Vehicle, phone and glasses/contacts |
Best advice given to you: | Enjoy it – Honourable mention to ‘Give it to me, its safe with me’ John Ryan in injury time of the first round this year. |
Advice for young players: | The effort you put into training is what you get in matches |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Continuing my transition from box to box player to sitting centre back directing traffic |
Donnacha Fitzpatrick | |
Age: | 32 |
Nickname: | Fitz |
Favourite position: | corner back |
Honours won: | 2 junior Hurling leagues, 1 singleton cup, u 14 duhallow football, 2 junior B football, 1 Junior B league, 1 nevin cup, 1 Tom Creedon cup, |
Biggest influence on your career: | Reardons Bar in Cork |
Most important skill of the game: | Striking the sliotar off both sides/ kicking football with both legs |
What would you change about the game: | Change to 13 a side, more space & more scores, |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Nicky Flanagan |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Skippy Lane |
What training drill do you dread the most: | The warm up |
Joker of the team: | Colin O’Sullivan |
Most skilful player on the team: | Colin O’Sullivan |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Colin O’Sullivan |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | David Quinlan |
Best memory as a player: | winning the singleton cup |
Toughest part of sporting life: | The warm up |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Phone, car and tiger balm |
Best advice given to you: | enjoy the game |
Advice for young players: | keep playing for as long as you can |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | hanging in there playing junior b hurling and football |
Gavin Forde | |
Age: | 23 |
Nickname: | Donie |
Favourite position: | Wing back |
Honours won: | Numerous underage medals, Minor hurling Championship, U21A Hurling and Football, One PIFC Championship, Tom Creedon Cup, School vocationals Muster Hurling and Football, Two JAHL |
Biggest influence on your career: | My parents |
Most important skill of the game: | Kick passing |
What would you change about the game: | Clearer definition on black cards, two points for a sidline in hurling |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Lee Keegan/ Richie Hogan |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Barry O’Connor (football) Donal Hannon (Hurling) |
What training drill do you dread the most: | 400s |
Joker of the team: | Colin O’Sullivan |
Most skilful player on the team: | Donal Hannon (Hurling) Paudie Allen |
Best fashion sense on the team: | TJ Brosnan |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Bart Daly, Tony O’ Keeffe, Barry O’Connor |
Best memory as a player: | Winning the double U21 in 2015 |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Missing out on social events |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | Teacher |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Phone, Car |
Best advice given to you: | Enjoy it. |
Advice for young players: | Keep practicing and enjoy it as much as possible |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Still playing, hopefully in the forwards! |
Jack Guiney | |
Age: | 19 |
Favourite position: | Wing forward |
Honours won: | 2 Duhallow U21FC, 1 Duhallow U21HC ,Tom Creedon Cup , 2 Duhallow JHL and numerous underage age medals |
Biggest influence on your career: | Shermin |
Most important skill of the game: | kick pass |
What would you change about the game: | Get rid of black card |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Conor Mcmanus |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Barry O’Connor |
What training drill do you dread the most: | Sprints! |
Joker of the team: | Colin O’Sullivan |
Most skilful player on the team: | Paudie Allen |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Alan Ryan |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Ryan O’Keeffe |
Best memory as a player: | Winning U21 hurling medal 2015 |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Finding time to train |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | Millionaire |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Phone, tv, pasta |
Best advice given to you: | ‘Fire in the belly, ice in the head’ |
Advice for young players: | You get out what you put in |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Still playing hurling and football |
Donal Hannon | |
Age: | 22 |
Nickname: | Unknown |
Favourite position: | Full Forward Hurling, Wing Forward Football |
Honours won: | 2 JAHL, 1 U21 Hurling Championship, 1 U21 Football Championship, 1 County MCHC, Numerous underage medals |
Biggest influence on your career: | My Parents, Tom O’Connell in Colaiste Treasa |
Most important skill of the game: | First Touch in Hurling, Passing in Football |
What would you change about the game: | 2 points awarded for a sideline in both codes |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Austin Gleeson/ Brian Fenton |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket): Paudie Allen Hurling, TJ Brosnan Football |
What training drill do you dread the most: | The Pressure Cooker |
Joker of the team: | Colin O’Sullivan |
Most skilful player on the team: | Bart Daly Football, Colin O’Sullivan Hurling |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Shane McAuliffe |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Too Many to Mention… |
Best memory as a player: | Winning The U21 Double |
Toughest part of sporting life: | The Amount of Free Time It Takes Up |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | Batman |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Car, Phone, The O’Sullivan’s at training |
Best advice given to you: | Play For The Enjoyment Of Your Sport |
Advice for young players: | Work As Hard As You Can Ever Time You Go To The Field |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Injury Free And Still Playing |
Conor O’Keeffe | |
Age: | 21 |
Nickname: | Dasher |
Favourite position: | Centre Forward |
Honours won: | 2 Duhallow U21 ‘A’ Football Championship, Duhallow U21 ‘A’ Hurling Championship, Tom Creedon Cup, U12,14,16,18 A Duhallow hurling Championships, Minor B football league/championship |
Biggest influence on your career: | Wimpy |
Most important skill of the game: | Kick Pass |
What would you change about the game: | Black Cards or TMO |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Anthony O Connor |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) John Ryan |
What training drill do you dread the most: | Luke’s warm up |
Joker of the team: | Ryan Dasher |
Most skilful player on the team: | Shane Funa |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Aidan Browne |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Gavin Forde |
Best memory as a player: | Captaining U21 winning team |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Staying off the beer or losing |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | Older |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Phone, Kevin Sull and Money |
Best advice given to you: | Don’t get sent off |
Advice for young players: | Be like Wimpy |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Playing senior football with my club. |
Darren O Keeffe | |
Age: | 26 |
Nickname: | None really Dasher I suppose |
Favourite position: | Midfield |
Honours won: | Tom Creedon Cup 2017 |
Biggest influence on your career: | Tony Charlie |
Most important skill of the game: | Half time show |
What would you change about the game: | A longer half time show |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Seamus Casey (Glenlara) |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Donnacha Fitz |
What training drill do you dread the most: | Gym work |
Joker of the team: | Colin O’Sullivan |
Most skilful player on the team: | Barry O’Connor |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Donal Hannon |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Cathal Browne |
Best memory as a player: | Training under John Feehan and Con Cornie |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Commitment |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | Tony McCoy |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Red bull, Super bites, Pitch & Putt |
Best advice given to you: | Stay wide |
Advice for young players: | Enjoy it |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Well retired unlike Charlie |
Michael Kenneally | |
Age: | 29 |
Nickname: | Moochie |
Favourite position: | Anywhere but wing forward!! |
Honours won: | u21 A Football x2, Minor A football x 2, Jr A hurling league |
Most important skill of the game: | First Touch |
What would you change about the game: | Fixture Calendar |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Tony Kelly |
Toughest training opponent: | Couldn’t give somebody the satisfaction of naming them |
What training drill do you dread the most: | 400s |
Joker of the team: | Colin |
Most skilful player on the team: | That sweet left peg on TJ Bodie |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Kevin O Sullivan |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Colin O Sullivan |
Best memory as a player: | u21 Championship final win v Kanturk |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Volume of training/matches |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | Haven’t a clue |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | My iPod |
Advice for young players: | Always carry football/hurley with you |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | In goals for Jr Bs |
Shane Mc Auliffe | |
Age: | 23 |
Nickname: | Funa |
Favourite position: | Goalkeepr |
Honours won: | Duhallow Minor Hurling Championship, County Minor Hurling Hurling Championship, Duhallow Minor Hurling League, 2 Duhallow U21 Football Championship, Duhallow U21 Hurling Championship, 2 Duhallow Junior A Hurling League, Tom Creedon Cup |
Biggest influence on your career: | My Parents |
Most important skill of the game: | Football Kick-Passing and Hurling First Touch |
What would you change about the game: | Have a designated two-week break during the summer months countrywide so players could plan Holidays. |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | In Football, locally I’d buy Kevin Crowley and at county level I’d buy Lee Keegan. In Hurling, locally I’d buy Mark Ellis and at county level I’d buy Austin Gleeson. |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Paudie Allen |
What training drill do you dread the most: | Pressure Cooker |
Joker of the team: | Colin O’Sullivan |
Most skilful player on the team: | Football Paudie Allen and Hurling Donal Hannon |
Best fashion sense on the team: | TJ Brosnan |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | John Ryan |
Best memory as a player: | Winning the U21 double in 2015 |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Losing |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | The Red Power Ranger!! |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Tea/Coffee, Biscuits and My Phone |
Best advice given to you: | “Go out and enjoy it” Danny Culloty |
Advice for young players: | Practice as much as you can outside of Training |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Alive and enjoying my life. Hopefully I’ll pick up a bit of money and a woman on the way. |
Jack Murphy | |
Age: | 17 |
Nickname: | None |
Favourite position: | Full Forward |
Honours won: | North Cork Minor C Hurling/Football Duhallow U21 A Football |
Biggest influence on your career: | My Father |
Most important skill of the game: | First Touch |
What would you change about the game: | First touch |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Eoin Geaney |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Bart Daly |
What training drill do you dread the most: | 400s |
Joker of the team: | Colin O` Sullivan |
Most skilful player on the team: | Aidan Browne |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Tony O’Keeffe |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Cathal Browne |
Best memory as a player: | Winning U21 football championship |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Training |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | A Cork Hurler |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Friends, Phone, Food |
Best advice given to you: | Having a good touch makes the game easier |
Advice for young players: | Always give 100% on the pitch |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Living abroad |
Jeremy Murphy | |
Age: | 21 |
Nickname: | Murph |
Favourite position: | Corner Back |
Honours won: | Duhallow U21 A football, Duhallow U21 B football, Tom Creedon Cup, Duhallow Junior B football Championship x2, North Cork Minor A hurling League. |
Biggest influence on your career: | Danny Culloty, trained under him since U10 |
Most important skill of the game: | Use of both legs |
What would you change about the game: | Change the black card rule |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Jack McCaffrey |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Bart Daly |
What training drill do you dread the most: | 4 corner game. |
Joker of the team: | Colin O’Sullivan |
Most skilful player on the team: | Paudie Allen |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Paudie Allen |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Colin O’Sullivan |
Best memory as a player: | Beating Boherbue in the U21 final |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Winter fitness training |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | Formula 1 driver |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Phone, Dark Chocolate, and the gym. |
Best advice given to you: | Enjoy the game and play believe in yourself. |
Advice for young players: | Same advice given to me, Enjoy the game and play believe in yourself. |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | A millionaire |
Tim Murphy | |
Age: | 29 |
Nickname: | Wimpy |
Favourite position: | Midfield |
Honours won: | PIFC 2011, Tom Creedon Cup 2017, JBHC 2017, JBFC 2005, Nevin Cup 2005, 2007, CoMAFL 2005 U21AFC 2007, 2008, MAFL 2005, MAFC 2004, 2005, MBHC 2005, MCHC 2004, MBHL 2005, MCHL 2004, |
Biggest influence on your career: | Underage coaches Paul Murphy and Barry Leary and being involved with a good crop all the way up along really helped. |
Most important skill of the game: | Foot pass |
What would you change about the game: | Side-line should be worth two points |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Diarmuid Connolly |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) The Doc |
What training drill do you dread the most: | Pressure Cooker |
Joker of the team: | Quite a few but would go with Bodie |
Most skilful player on the team: | Conor Dasher |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Ryan |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Gavin Forde!! |
Best memory as a player: | Playing Senior in 2012 |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Injuries |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | The Next Steven McManaman |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Two things I COULD do without 1: Ryan O Keeffe Wreckage 2: Cathal Browne |
Best advice given to you: | Give 100% every time you take to the field |
Advice for young players: | Enjoy it |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Still sledging away with Rob Stack in Junior B Hurling |
Patrick O’ Brien | |
Age: | 35 |
Nickname: | Pa, Potty |
Favourite position: | Midfield/Centre Forward |
Honours won: | Football- U12 Charlie O’ Connor Shield, U16 League and Championship, U21 Four in a row 1998-2001, Nevin Cup, JBFC 2004,2013,2016, Co IFL 2000, PIFC 2011 |
Hurling: | JAHL 2014 |
Biggest influence on your career: | Family and Wife |
Most important skill of the game: | Hurling: First touch and striking Football:Kicking |
What would you change about the game: | Nothing in Hurling, Get rid of black card and bring in Sin Bin for football |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | David Clifford |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Football: Seanie Francis O’ Connor (Both Feet and too fast) Hurling: A Hangover (Very Hard to play with 3 sliothars flying at you) |
What training drill do you dread the most: | None I love training, especially Running |
Joker of the team: | There’s a few but I’ll give it to Rasher and Colin O’ Sullivan |
Most skilful player on the team: | Hurling: Donal Hannon Football: Bart Daly |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Myself |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Rasher, Cathal Browne(Monster) The O’ Sullivan Brothers |
Best memory as a player: | Hurling: Winning JAHL 2014. Football Winning U21 4 in a Row |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Having a very bad Championship Structure |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | A Policeman |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Water, Food and Oxygen (That’s kind of obvious, Shite Question Luke) |
Best advice given to you: | Don’t go on a session before a match or training (Never Listened Tho and payed the price and suffered) |
Advice for young players: | Train Hard and DON’T go on a session before match and training, it’s not worth it!! |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Still playing Junior B with Charlie and a good Golfer |
Barry O’Connor | |
Age: | 22 |
Nickname: | The Special one |
Favourite position: | Wing Foward |
Honours won: | Minor hurling league 2013, U21 Hurling and Football 2015 Duhallow hurling league 2014 and 2016, Tom Creedon cup 2017 |
Biggest influence on your career: | Family, Management |
Most important skill of the game: | First touch |
What would you change about the game: | Make set dates for all championship games. |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Football Lee Keegan Hurling Austin Gleeson |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Bart or TJ Bosnan |
What training drill do you dread the most: | Pressure Cooker |
Joker of the team: | Ryan O’Keeffe |
Most skilful player on the team: | Paudie Allen |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Aidan Brown |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | John Ryan |
Best memory as a player: | Winnng the 2015 u21 Final |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Losing |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | The next Ronaldo |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Phone, Chocolate, TV |
Best advice given to you: | Train hard |
Advice for young players: | Train hard and work on your weaknesses |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | 32 and happy. |
Niall O Connor | |
Age: | 29 |
Nickname: | The Custodian, Nially |
Favourite position: | It was Goals but anywhere I get a few mins of game time now |
Honours won: | 1 PIFC, 1JBFC, 1 JBFL (Div 1), 2 Nevin Cup, 1 Singleton Cup, 2 u21 AFC and various under age medals |
Biggest influence on your career: | My parents, brother and trainers at underage level |
Most important skill of the game: | Accurate Kick Passing |
What would you change about the game: | Maybe introduce the Sin Bin |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Jack McCaffrey (Dublin) Great attacking threat |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Bart Daly, got caught marking him at an intermediate training when we were 18, he took me everywhere around the field |
What training drill do you dread the most: | The Four Corner game |
Joker of the team: | Colin O’Sullivan has some great one liners |
Most skilful player on the team: | Brian O’Riordan before he went to Australia, Paudi Allen is a good one to take over the mantle. |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Kevin O’Sullivan |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | This also goes to the brother Colin O Sullivan |
Best memory as a player: | Winning the Premier Intermediate Championship |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Losing any Final after putting in the hard work all year |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | A professional Soccer Player |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | My wife, family, phone |
Best advice given to you: | Always prepare for the worst |
Advice for young players: | Never give up, if you can’t do something keep practicing it until you can do it |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Reasonably fit and still involved with the club in some form |
Tony O’Keeffe | |
Age: | 36 |
Nickname: | Charlie |
Favourite position: | Corner Forward |
Honours won: | Minor championship, u21 championship x4. Duhallow junior championship, county junior championship, Intermediate league, Premier intermediate championship. U21 duhallow invitation cup. County/munster/all Ireland Schools with Boherbue comp Tom Creedon Cup Hurling. Junior league, singleton cup |
Biggest influence on your career: | My Parents / Danny Culloty / Pat O’Brien |
Most important skill of the game: | Football ; Kick with both legs. Hurling: Catch high ball |
What would you change about the game? Football: | Get rid of the pick up |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Football: Michael Murphy Hurling: Joe Canning |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Football: TJ Brosnan. Hurling: Paudie Allen |
What training drill do you dread the most: | Pressure Cooker |
Joker of the team: | Colin O’Sullivan |
Most skilful player on the team: | Football: Paudie Allen. Hurling: Donal Hannon |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Ryan O’Keeffe |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Kevin O’Sullivan |
Best memory as a player: | The final whiste in 2011 final and the Newmarket crowd invading Pairc Ui Caoimh |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Not Knowing when games will be on |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | An ambulance driver |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Mobile / Car / Watch |
Best advice given to you: | Have fire in the belly but stay ice cool in the head |
Advice for young players: | Practice the skills on your own time |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Watching Newmarket play the senior championship, and playing a bit of junior B |
Kevin O Sullivan | |
Age: | 29 |
Nickname: | Barra Seclaid, Kev Sull |
Favourite position: | Sweeper!!!!!! Great gig Midfield |
Honours won: | Football Copif 2011 Coma League 2005 Tom Creedon Cup 2017 .Duhallow U 21 A Ch 2007/08\09. M A Ch 2004/06. M A League 2005/06. J B Ch 2005. Nevin Cup 2007. Hurling Co U 21 A Ch 2009. Vocational All-Ire 2007\2008 J A League 2014,2016. Singleton Cup 2010(Vice Capt) Minor B Ch 2005 Minor C Ch 2004.Minor B League 2005. Minor C League 2004. |
Biggest influence on your career: | My father drove me the length and breadth of the country for numerous trainings and games. |
Most important skill of the game: | Kicking especially point kicking. |
What would you change about the game: | I believe club teams are training harder than ever these days, I would like to see mandatory substitutions. Where teams would have to use substitutions in c’ship games. You would see the full panel being used and vast improvement in players. Introduction of a shot clock at intercounty level. |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Joe Canning & Lee Keegan |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Brendan Stack (Hurling) Bart Daly (Football) |
What training drill do you dread the most: | Warm ups and Pressure Cooker. Cannot stand backs and forwards. A medieval drill with no benefits. |
Joker of the team: | Ryan O Keeffe |
Most skilful player on the team: | Paudie Allen |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Bart ‘Gant’ Daly |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | My brother Colin |
Best memory as a player: | 16th October 2011 at about 3.15pm, I asked referee James Bermingham ‘is that it?’ he said ‘Yes, thats it’ I preceded in sprinting, jumping and roaring towards my brother Colin. Culloty and Colin started screaming to get back into position but what ensued seconds later when Niall kicked out the ball was utter bedlam in Pairc Ui Caoimh!!!! |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Losing!!! |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | Garda |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Marian ‘Whirlpool’ Howard Music And.. Internet |
Best advice given to you: | You’re the supplier not the supplied!!!! |
Advice for young players: | A mistake. Recognise it, Admit it, Learn from it and don’t repeat it. |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | 39!!!!!! |
David Quinlan | |
Age: | 25 |
Nickname: | Quinny |
Favourite position: | Goalkeeper |
Honours won: | U21 A & B Duhallow Championships, Tom Creedon Cup, Warwickshire League (Derby St. Joe’s) |
Biggest influence on your career: | Paul Murphy (Womble) |
Most important skill of the game: | Handling |
What would you change about the game: | The Scheduling of games |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Jason Collins & Paddy Hassett |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) TJ Brosnan |
What training drill do you dread the most: | The Warm Up with Luke |
Joker of the team: | Ryan Dasher & Colin O Sullivan |
Most skilful player on the team: | Bart Daly |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Paudie Allen |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Gavin Forde |
Best memory as a player: | 2011 County Championship |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Lack of holidays |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | Fat Ronaldo |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Phone, Wallet & Kevin O’ Sullivan |
Best advice given to you: | No Goals! |
Advice for young players: | Enjoy it |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | On a beach in Spain |
Alan Ryan | |
Age: | 22 |
Nickname: | Pigeon (Credit Luke “the Duck” McCarthy) |
Favourite position: | Wing Back in both codes. |
Honours won: | Numerous under age and school medals, 1 U21 Football B Championship, 1 U21 Football A championship, 1 Tom Creedon Cup, 1 U21 invitational cup, 1 JBFC, 1 U21 Hurling A Championship, 2 JAHL. |
Biggest influence on your career: | Gerard Hannon (Hurling) and Danny Culloty (Football). |
Most important skill of the game: | The foot pass and the ability to strike off both hands. |
What would you change about the game: | A definite fixture list or a guaranteed holiday break. |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Brian Fenton Dublin (Football), Tony Kelly Clare (Hurling). |
Toughest training opponent: | TJ Brosnan (Football), Paudie Allen (Hurling) |
What training drill do you dread the most: | The Pressure Cooker (Worse than marking a fast corner forward!!!) |
Joker of the team: | TJ Bodie and Ryan O’Keeffe |
Most skilful player on the team: | Donal Hannon (Hurling), Tony ‘Charlie’ O’Keeffe (Football) |
Best fashion sense on the team: | A team of questionable dresser if the truth was told. |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Barry O’Leary |
Best memory as a player: | Winning the U21 double in 2015 and winning a JHL playing with my two brothers. |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Not being able to make plans more than a week in advance! |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | A WWE Superstar. (I still do deep down) |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Chocolate, TV and Chocolate! |
Best advice given to you: | Everyone makes mistakes, it’s what you do after the mistake that counts. |
Advice for young players: | Try your hardest and never give up until the whistle goes! |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | The Intercontinental Champion |
John Ryan | |
Age: | 28 |
Nickname: | Unknown |
Favourite position: | Corner Back |
Honours won: | All Duhallow A football from U12-U21, PIFC, Tom Creedon Cup, Invitation Cup, 2 JAHL. |
Biggest influence on your career: | Lucky to have good coaches at all age groups. |
Most important skill of the game: | Kicking & First touch |
What would you change about the game: | A measure to eliminate blanket defence. |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | The Amsterdam Minor |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Played against Kevin O’Sullivan once and received a dead leg off him so he gets the vote. |
What training drill do you dread the most: | Any drill without a ball |
Joker of the team: | Shane McAulliffe |
Most skilful player on the team: | Donal Hannon |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Conor Dasher O’Keeffe |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Ryan Dasher O’Keeffe |
Best memory as a player: | Winning PIFC in 2011 |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Dual players get no break away from it. |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | An Engineer with McGintys. |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | iPhone, Ritches Wine Gums & Any form of chocolate |
Best advice given to you: | Enjoy it |
Advice for young players: | Always try your best |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Happy & Healthy |
Ryan O’Keeffe | |
Age: | 18 |
Nickname: | Dasher |
Favourite position: | Corner forward |
Honours won: | Two U21 A football medals, One U21 A hurling medal, Minor C county medal, Minor C football and hurling medal, Numerous underage medals. |
Biggest influence on your career: | Luke |
Most important skill of the game: | Movement |
What would you change about the game: | Scoring from a sideline should be worth 2 points. |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | David Clifford |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Wimpy |
What training drill do you dread the most: | The warm up |
Joker of the team: | Wimpy |
Most skilful player on the team: | Wimpy |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Wimpy |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Gavin Forde |
Best memory as a player: | Beating Banteer in the U14 league final after they beating us in championship by 27 points. |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Training in the cold weather. |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | Wimpy |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Wimpy, Luke and Colin Sull. |
Best advice given to you: | Do the simple thing with the first ball. |
Advice for young players: | It’s not all about winning, Enjoy it. |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Working night shifts with Bart Daly. |
John Scanlon | |
Age: | 28 |
Nickname: | Scan |
Favourite position: | Full back |
Honours won: | 3 Minor A Football Leagues,3 Minor A Football Championships,1 Minor A League County,3 U21 A Football Championships, 2 Magical Junior B Football Championships, 2 Junior A Hurling Leagues |
Biggest influence on your career: | John Bob |
Most important skill of the game: | Being able to read the game and anticipating play |
What would you change about the game: | No Sweepers |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Joe Canning |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Marking Skippy in the minor and u21 days |
What training drill do you dread the most: | Pressure Cooker |
Joker of the team: | Colin ‘send it in’ O’Sullivan |
Most skilful player on the team: | Conor O’Keeffe |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Over 25s |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Under 25s |
Best memory as a player: | The craic during the minor era after finals, great nights |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Injuries |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | Having Crips, peanuts and pints |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Crips, peanuts and pints |
Best advice given to you: | If an opportunity arises clock him |
Advice for young players: | Send it in long and quick |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Alive and Kicking |
Brendan Stack | |
Age: | 26 |
Nickname: | —– |
Favourite position: | Full/Centre Back |
Honours won: | Various underage medals, Minor A Football League, and championship, Munster Vocational Schools B Football Championship, Two U21 A Football Championship, Singleton Cup, two Junior B Football Championship, Junior A Hurling League |
Biggest influence on your career: | Brothers |
Most important skill of the game: | Learning to take a hit and giving it back (Without fouling!) |
What would you change about the game: | Outlaw the sweeper. |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | From Duhallow – Denis Roche |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Colin O Sullivan |
What training drill do you dread the most: | Everything in January |
Joker of the team: | Funa |
Most skilful player on the team: | Bart Daly |
Best fashion sense on the team: | David Quinlan |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Any of the young lads wearing skinny jeans. |
Best memory as a player: | Playing in U21 Football County Final |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Balancing social life with training/matches |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | A firefighter |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Internet, Music and my car. |
Best advice given to you: | Nothing comes easy, work hard for everything. |
Advice for young players: | Play at every possible opportunity while your young because it gets harder to commit to it as you get older. |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Still playing some Junior B. |
Robert Stack | |
Age: | 27 |
Nickname: | Stackie |
Favourite position: | Full Forward in Football & Hurling |
Honours won: | 2 Duhallow JAHL, 2 Duhallow JBFC, 2 County Interfirm JAFC, 1 Singleton Cup, 1 Nevin Cup, 3 Duhallow U21AFC, 3 Duahllow MAFC, 2 Duhallow MAFL, 1 County MAFL, 1 Duhallow MBHC, 1 Duhallow MBHL, 1 Duhallow MCHC, 1 Duhallow MCHL, 1 Duhallow U16AFC, 1 Duhallow U16AFL, 2 Duhallow U14CHC, 1 Duhallow U12FC, Numerous County Schools Medals. |
Biggest influence on your career: | Parents & Brothers. |
Most important skill of the game: | Kickpassing & First Touch. |
What would you change about the game: | Get rid of the pick-up in football, Ensure referees have played the game as a player before allowing them to referee matches in that code. |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Joe Canning in Hurling, Conor McManus in Football. |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Barry O’Connor |
What training drill do you dread the most: | Pressure Cooker |
Joker of the team: | Colin O’Sullivan |
Most skilful player on the team: | Donal Hannon |
Best fashion sense on the team: | No fashionistas in Newmarket GAA. |
Worst Fashion sense on the team: | Kevin O’Sullivan |
Best memory as a player: | Captaining the Super Junior B footballers to the Championship! |
Toughest part of sporting life: | The total disorganisation of the fixtures. |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | Brian Corcoran |
Three things you couldn’t live without: | Family, Friends, Sport |
Best advice given to you: | Make them earn it. |
Advice for young players: | Don’t ever give up on your goals. |
In ten years’ time I hope to be: | Still playing for the Red & Black!! |
Colin O’Sullivan | |
Age: | 32 |
Nickname: | Ninja |
Favourite Position: | FB: Midfield H: Full Forward |
Honours won: | PIFC County Cship, IFL league, Tom creedon, cup U21 Duhallow invitational cup, U21 Duhallow Football Cship, Minor County inter divisional championship with duhallow (capt), County vocational championship Boherbue comprehensive (capt), 2 Duhallow hurling leagues, U21 County championship Duhallow hurling, singleton cup |
Biggest influence on your career: | My father Con, Brother Kevin and Danny Culloty |
Most important skill of the game: | Fielding |
What would you change about the game: | Restore the old penalty in hurling get rid of black card in football |
If there was a transfer market who would you buy: | Paul Kerrigan |
Toughest training opponent: | (Newmarket) Bart Daly |
What training drill do you dread the most: | The pressure cooker |
Joker of the team: | Shane McAuliffe |
Most skilful player on the team: | Football: Barry O’Connor Hurling: Donal Hannon |
Best fashion sense on the team: | Eddie Allen |
Worst fashion sense on the team: | Paudie Allen |
Best memory as a player: | Embracing my brother kevin in the county final knowing we had it won. Problem was we were rolling around our own 13yard line and the game was still on!!!!! We were told get up by our teammates in no uncertain terms |
Toughest part of sporting life: | Sacrificing time with my wife and 2 young kids |
When I was a child I wanted to be: | A Gaurd |
3 things you couldn’t live without: | Phone WHJB Coffee |
Best advice given to you: | Calm down, don’t kill anyone, give the easy ball |
Advice for young players: | Stay positive at all times and take constructive criticism as something that will better you |
In 10years time i hope to be: | Able to get a warm shower in our dressing rooms!!!!!!!!! |