Ahead of the Senior Reserve A Championship Final tomorrow evening, our captain Ciarán Kelly has taken time out of his preparations to tell us more about himself and the team.
Come support Ciarán and the team in Manguard Park by purchasing your ticket at https://www.kildaregaa.ie/tickets
Name: – Ciaran Kelly
Age: – 37
Position: – Centre Forward
Position you would like to play in: - Centre Forward
Sporting Hero: – Padraig Harrington
Who would you most like to meet: – Gregg Popovich
Interest/Hobbies away from GAA: – My Dogs, Travel, Sligo Rovers
Best Film you have seen: – Training Day
Favourite Food: – Sushi
What are you most proud of so far on the field: – Scoring 5 goals in a senior championship match.
First time you played Football: – As soon as I learned to walk
First Trainer: – Eugene Quinn
Favourite Football Player: - Seanie O’Shea
Favourite Moorefield Player: – Mark Murray
Favourite County Player: – Aaron Masterson
Favourite match in the Championship so far: - Clane
Biggest Influence on your Football Career so far: – My Parents
Best advice someone has given you: – ‘Never fist the ball over the bar’
Best Grounds you have played in: - Croke Park
Best player you’ve played with: - Andy Moran
Best player you’ve played against: – Eoin O’Flaherty
One player you would like to see play for Moorefield: – David Clifford
Career High so far: – Captaining the senior team
Career Low: – Injury during 2016 County final
Favourite Sport: – All of them!
Getting to Know your Team Mates
Who is your best friend on the team: – Brendan Kelly
Who is the tough nut of the panel: – The Buckley brothers
Who is the quickest: – Still Eamon Callaghan I think
Who is the Joker/Messer in the panel: – Eoin O’Connor
Who is the most skilful: – Niall Hurley Lynch
Who is the most accurate shooter on the panel: – Aaron Martin
Who is the best team player: – Cian Moore
Who would get your vote for “Players Player of the year”: - James Murray
Who is the most intelligent: – Sean Dempsey
Who is the most improved player this year: – Ciaran Shields Conlon
Who is the best trainer: – Tommy McGrath (he’s travelling from Italy to play)
Who is the worst timekeeper in the panel: – Ian Keggy McDonnell
Who is the best dancer: – Shane Newman can dance and rap.
Who is the biggest whinger: – Niall Hurley Lynch
Who has the worst dress sense: – Brendan Kelly
Who will get the most nervous on the big day: – Not Keggy anyway
Who is the biggest poser on the panel: – Dan Hanniffy
Funniest nickname on the panel: – Ian ‘El Chapo’ Dunne
Who spends the longest getting ready after Training/Match: – Liam McDermott
Who is the Manager’s pet: – Eoin O’Connor
Come support Ciarán and the team in Manguard Park by purchasing your ticket at https://www.kildaregaa.ie/tickets
Name: – Ciaran Kelly
Age: – 37
Position: – Centre Forward
Position you would like to play in: - Centre Forward
Sporting Hero: – Padraig Harrington
Who would you most like to meet: – Gregg Popovich
Interest/Hobbies away from GAA: – My Dogs, Travel, Sligo Rovers
Best Film you have seen: – Training Day
Favourite Food: – Sushi
What are you most proud of so far on the field: – Scoring 5 goals in a senior championship match.
First time you played Football: – As soon as I learned to walk
First Trainer: – Eugene Quinn
Favourite Football Player: - Seanie O’Shea
Favourite Moorefield Player: – Mark Murray
Favourite County Player: – Aaron Masterson
Favourite match in the Championship so far: - Clane
Biggest Influence on your Football Career so far: – My Parents
Best advice someone has given you: – ‘Never fist the ball over the bar’
Best Grounds you have played in: - Croke Park
Best player you’ve played with: - Andy Moran
Best player you’ve played against: – Eoin O’Flaherty
One player you would like to see play for Moorefield: – David Clifford
Career High so far: – Captaining the senior team
Career Low: – Injury during 2016 County final
Favourite Sport: – All of them!
Getting to Know your Team Mates
Who is your best friend on the team: – Brendan Kelly
Who is the tough nut of the panel: – The Buckley brothers
Who is the quickest: – Still Eamon Callaghan I think
Who is the Joker/Messer in the panel: – Eoin O’Connor
Who is the most skilful: – Niall Hurley Lynch
Who is the most accurate shooter on the panel: – Aaron Martin
Who is the best team player: – Cian Moore
Who would get your vote for “Players Player of the year”: - James Murray
Who is the most intelligent: – Sean Dempsey
Who is the most improved player this year: – Ciaran Shields Conlon
Who is the best trainer: – Tommy McGrath (he’s travelling from Italy to play)
Who is the worst timekeeper in the panel: – Ian Keggy McDonnell
Who is the best dancer: – Shane Newman can dance and rap.
Who is the biggest whinger: – Niall Hurley Lynch
Who has the worst dress sense: – Brendan Kelly
Who will get the most nervous on the big day: – Not Keggy anyway
Who is the biggest poser on the panel: – Dan Hanniffy
Funniest nickname on the panel: – Ian ‘El Chapo’ Dunne
Who spends the longest getting ready after Training/Match: – Liam McDermott
Who is the Manager’s pet: – Eoin O’Connor
