Team Profiles - 2009

Profiles

Name: Willie Finnerty
Position: Selector
How long have you been involved with the club?
What attracted you to become involved with Ballymore?
If you could change anything about the game what would it be?
What are you hoping to achieve with the team this year?
Who is your favourite player?
What has been your football highlight so far?

Name: Louie Cunningham
Position: Selector
How long have you been involved with the club?
What attracted you to become involved with Ballymore?
If you could change anything about the game what would it be?
What are you hoping to achieve with the team this year?
Who is your favourite player?
What has been your football highlight so far?

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Name: Denis (cruz) Eivers
Position: Full Back/Centre forward
DOB: 25/3/1979
Have you always been with this club?since underage
What attracted you to Gaelic Football? Continued to play from underage
If you could change anything about the game what would it be?Penalty spot should be moved closer to the goals!
Where do you see the team going this year? Good league and championship run
Who is your favourite player? Ciaran McGeeney
What has been your football highlight so far? Winning two Intermediate championships

Name: Paddy Martin
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Have you always been with this club?
What attracted you to Gaelic Football?
If you could change anything about the game what would it be?
Where do you see the team going this year?
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Name: Barry McDermott
Position: Full Back
DOB : 30/07/1978
Have you always been with this club? yes
What attracted you to Gaelic Football? Friends playing it
If you could change anything about the game what would it be? Club fixture list at the start of the season
Where do you see the team going this year? Intermediate champions
Who is your favourite player? Seamus Moynihan/Sean Cavanagh
What has been your football highlight so far? Winning Intermediate championship '03. Playing in Gaelic Park Chicago with DIAS

Name: Bobby McDermott
Position: Corner Back
DOB : 17/04/1981
Have you always been with this club? Yes
What attracted you to Gaelic Football? I was pressurised into it.
If you could change anything about the game what would it be? To have a proper club fixtures list at the start of the year.
Where do you see the team going this year? Intermediate Champions
Who is your favourite player? Kieran McGeeney
What has been your football highlight so far? Winning the championship in 2003 & playing in Gaelic Park Chicago.

Name: Michael Slevin
Position: Forward
DOB : 12/09/1983
Have you always been with this club? Yes
What attracted you to Gaelic Football? Those small white 1960's style shorts
If you could change anything about the game what would it be?
Where do you see the team going this year? Intermediate champ's
Who is your favourite player? Brian McGuigan (Tyrone)
What has been your football highlight so far? Winning a senior championship with Young Ireland Sydney

Name: Derek Molloy (Captain 2009)
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What attracted you to Gaelic Football?
If you could change anything about the game what would it be?
Where do you see the team going this year?
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Name: Dermot Farrell
Position: Forward
Age: 28
Have you always been with this club? yes
What attracted you to Gaelic Football? Cricket hadn't taken off back then
If you could change anything about the game what would it be? Ballymore to play all home games in Croke Park
Where do you see the team going this year? Croke Park
Who is your favourite player? Pat (Cattleman) Connaughton
What has been your football highlight so far? Winning the senior relegation in 2004

Name: Stephen Rooney
Position: Corner forward
Age: 22
Have you always been with this club? yes
What attracted you to Gaelic Football? I watched Ballymore from a young age and always wanted to play
If you could change anything about the game what would it be? Get decent referees
Where do you see the team going this year? To Croke Park to be in the All-Ireland championship final!
Who is your favourite player? Peter Cananvan
What has been your football highlight so far? Winning the intermediate championship in 2003

Name: Liam Gilligan
Position: Full back/Corner back
Age: 24
Have you always been with this club? yes
What attracted you to Gaelic Football? Friends were playing it, so I played it
If you could change anything about the game what would it be? A full set of fixtures without change
Where do you see the team going this year? Winning the intermediate
Who is your favourite player? Brian McGuigan/Declan Meehan
What has been your football highlight so far? Scoring the point to put Moate down intermediate

Name: Vinnie McCormack
Position:Goal Keeper
Age: 26
Have you always been with this club? Yes
What attracted you to Gaelic Football?The link to our national heritage
If you could change anything about the game what would it be?More focus on club football as opposed to inter county football
Where do you see the team going this year?
Who is your favourite player?Francie Bellew
What has been your football highlight so far?Winning intermediate championship in 1998 & 2003

Name: John Young
Position: Wing back (Super Sub)
Age: 26
Have you always been with this club? Yes
What attracted you to Gaelic Football? For the craic and the sportmanship. Its a good way to keep in contact with people and to have a small village so well represented.
If you could change anything about the game what would it be? The standard of reffereeing.
Where do you see the team going this year? Ideally it would be great to se the team win out the championship this year & make it up to senior again.
Who is your favourite player? Oisin McConville
What has been your football highlight so far? Being part of a panel that won two county championships.

Name: Alan Slevin
Position: Corner Forward
DOB : 28/07/1989
Have you always been with this club? Yes
What attracted you to Gaelic Football? I Wanted to represent Ballymore
If you could change anything about the game what would it be? Have a video Ref
Where do you see the team going this year? Up Senior
Who is your favourite player? Kieran MacDonald
What has been your football highlight so far? Winning u16 and minor championship

Name: Andrew Slevin
Position: Defender
Age: 17
Have you always been with this club? yes for the last eight years
What attracted you to Gaelic Football? My father transfered to Ballymore, so as I lived here I also joined in 1999.
If you could change anything about the game what would it be? I think penalties should be taken oout of the hand, unlike soccer Gaelic football goals are much smaller and the ball is a lot heavier and bigger
Where do you see the team going this year? Intermediate Champions
Who is your favourite player? Pat Cannaughton
What has been your football highlight so far? Winning the 2006 minor Premier football Championship playing centre back with St.Pats

Name: Anthony McKnight
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Name: David McCormack (Daly)
Position: Centre Forward
Age:28/03/1988
Have you always been with this club?Yes
What attracted you to Gaelic Football?Friends playing it
If you could change anything about the game what would it be?ref's from outside counties
Where do you see the team going this year?Winning intermediate Championship
Who is your favourite player?Sean Kavanagh
What has been your football highlight so far?Winning minor Championship

Name: John Gilligan
Position: Forward
Age: 16
Have you always been with this club? yes
What attracted you to Gaelic Football? It's a hobby
If you could change anything about the game what would it be? An unlimited amount of subs to be used
Where do you see the team going this year? Quarter final
Who is your favourite player? Michael Meehan/ Conor Mortimer
What has been your football highlight so far?My debut against Rosemount, scoring three points.

Name: Paddy Harrington
Position: Wing back
Age: 17
Have you always been with this club? Yes I have always played with Ballymore
What attracted you to Gaelic Football? I started playing schools football and it went from there.
If you could change anything about the game what would it be? I wouldn't change anything
Where do you see the team going this year? Hopefully to win the intermediate championship
Who is your favourite player?
What has been your football highlight so far? Winning the county minor premier championshio with St Pats in 2006

Name: Declan Rooney
Position: Half Back/Midfield
Age: 18
Have you always been with this club? yes
What attracted you to Gaelic Football?Getting off school
If you could change anything about the game what would it be? To be able to pick the ball off the ground
Where do you see the team going this year? Winning the Intermediate championship
Who is your favourite player? Stephen McDonald
What has been your football highlight so far? Winning the Premier with St.Pats in 2006

Name: Peter Byrne
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Name: Darragh Rooney (Junior Captain 2009)
Position: left hafl back/centre back/midfield
Age: 24 and three weeks
Have you always been with this club? Spent 03-04 with Paris Gaels
What attracted you to Gaelic Football? boredome, I got off work
If you could change anything about the game what would it be? Goal line technology, no referee
Where do you see the team going this year? Croke Park-All Ireland Intermediate club final
Who is your favourite player? Seamus Moynihan, Kieran McGeeney
What has been your football highlight so far? Hasn't happened yet, it will be winning the Intermediate Championship this year

Name: Derek Cuffe
Position: Centre Forward
Age: 30
Have you always been with this club? yes from underage
What attracted you to Gaelic Football? There was no other sport in the area when I was growing up
If you could change anything about the game what would it be? Payment for county players
Where do you see the team going this year? Intermediate Champions
Who is your favourite player? Maurice Fitzgerald
What has been your football highlight so far? Winning Fr Manning Cup with Westmeath

Name: Francis Eivers
Position: Wing back, corner back.
Age:25
Have you always been with this club? Yes.
What attracted you to Gaelic Football? Always loved it from a young age.
If you could change anything about the game what would it be? Nothing
Where do you see the team going this year? Winning the championship and then a big session in Ballymore.
Who is your favourite player?Peter Canavan
What has been your football highlight so far? Winning the championship with Young Ireland's Sydney.

Name: Shane Rooney
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Where do you see the team going this year?
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