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Senior Player Profiles
 

 

Chris 'Clarkie' Clarke
Age: 24
Height: 5ft 8in
Weight: 13 stone
Position: Corner Back
Most inspirational player: My wee brother Gareth or my big uncle Eddie
Most memorable game: Portaferry two season's ago (played midfield)
   
Best Club Trip: Dublin All-Ireland Seven's
   
Funniest Club Moment: Still waiting for it
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Couldn't get a lift from Gatlin
   
Most impressive county team this year: Kilkenny
   
Ambitions: To win Senior Hurling Championship
   
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Gareth 'Clarkie' Clarke
Age: 19
Height: 6ft
Weight: 12 stone
Position: Half back, Midfield, Half forward, Full forward - Anywhere basically
Most inspirational player: Ollie Baker or Jamesie O'Connor
Most memorable game: All-Ireland colleges semi final for St Mary's CBGS
   
Best Club Trip: All Ireland Seven's in Dublin
   
Funniest Club Moment: 5 hour drunken singing on the way home in the bus from the All-Ireland Sevens (Whacker & Gatlin)
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Being too tired after my 1st day working for Jackie Kelly. I slept in for training
   
Most impressive county team this year: Antrim, but didn't see enough of them this year
   
Ambitions: To win a Senior Hurling Championship within the next few years
   
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James 'The Rebel' Connolly
Age: 23
Height: 6ft 2in
Weight: 13.5 stone
Position: Midfield
Most inspirational player: Charlie McClarnon
Most memorable game: Defeating McDermotts in the Beringer Cup Final in extra time
   
Best Club Trip: Wexford
   
Funniest Club Moment: Tommy Hall talking about dandylions
   
Worst excuse for missing training: On the drink
   
Most impressive county team this year: Antrim hurlers
   
Ambitions: To win everything thats going
   
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Ciaran 'Skiffel' Cunningham
Age: 26
Height: 5ft 9in
Weight: 11.5 stone
Position: Goalkeeper
Most inspirational player: Frank Lohan ( Clare Full Back)
Most memorable game: 1995 Senior Reserve Final, first Senior Hurling Medal
   
Best Club Trip: The next one
   
Funniest Club Moment: Jim Gough Umpiring (ah,ah,ah the ball was wide.)
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Sore toe
   
Most impressive county team this year: Antrim senior hurling since Monty, Micky O' and myself left the panel.
   
Ambitions: To win a Senior Hurling Championship (I only want one I dont think that its too much to ask for, any chance lads.)
   
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Noel 'Ginger' Darragh
Age: 36
Height: 5ft 7in
Weight: 13 stone
Position: Half forward
Most inspirational player: Teddy McCarthy (on and off the field)
Most memorable game: Between three: (i) Minor hurling final '81 - St. John's last victory to date (ii) Senior hurling final '86 (iii) probably the best Intermediate Championship final '91 v Cushendall - St. John;s first hurling trophy at senior level since 1973. The celebrations at the final whistle were unbelieveable - for the few that made it to Ballymena through the bombscares.
   
Best Club Trip: U.S.A. 1992
   
Funniest Club Moment: When Mickey Carlin asked to borrow our hired car in America - he went down the street 10 mins later to find it jacked up and the front wheel gone, as was the spare wheel. We never (The brat pack) lent the car to anyone else after that.
   
Worst excuse for missing training:  
   
Most impressive county team this year: Waterford, closely followed by Antrm
   
Ambitions: To help with the underage teams and help produce a conveyor belt of talent to keep St. John's at the top level of senior hurling and football so we get back to doing what we do best - winning championships and maybe progress to the All-Ireland stage
   
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Conor 'Gatlin' Gannon
Age: 25
Height: 5ft 9in
Weight: 11.5 stone
Position: Corner back
Most inspirational player: Cuchulainn, Mickey Gannon or Mickey Carlin
Most memorable game: First Senior Championship game for St. John's (against Sarsfields) or Mageean Cup final for St Mary's CBGS.
   
Best Club Trip: USA 1992, Liam Donnelly's Stag Weekend
   
Funniest Club Moment: Falling over in the upstairs lounge after singing a really bad drunken version of American Pie with my dad
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Working in The White House
   
Most impressive county team this year: Antrim
   
Ambitions: To win a Senior Hurling Championship, Ulster Hurling Championship, All-Ireland Club Hurling Championship, All-Ireland 7's Hurling Tournament and be free without injury for one season.
   
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Eamon 'Grievesy' Greives
Age: 19
Height: 5ft 8in
Weight: 15 stone
Position: Full forward, Goalkeeper
Most inspirational player: John Carroll
Most memorable game: Minor c/ship 2001 vs Rossa (3-12 : 2-9)
   
Best Club Trip: Minor c/ship 1998 against C/dall in Glenariffe ( D McCallin didnt shut up)
   
Funniest Club Moment: Brian & Micky'o' offering a bottle of cider to each player if we won a match in minor sevens 2000 (B Team)!!!!!
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Not being able to get home from Cushendall all summer!!!
   
Most impressive county team this year: Donegal/Antrim
   
Ambitions: Win some sort of championship except South Antrim, with St Johns
   
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Gerard 'Gerardo' Hamilton
Age: 17
Height: 5ft 10in
Weight: 9.5 stone
Position: Corner forward
Most inspirational player: D.J. Carey
Most memorable game: Feile 2000 v Rossa
   
Best Club Trip: America 1992 & Feile 2000
   
Funniest Club Moment: Minor Sevens (Brian and Mickey'O managers)
   
Worst excuse for missing training: ?
   
Most impressive county team this year: Waterford
   
Ambitions: To win both Senior Football/Hurling Championships
   
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Joe Hand
Age: 22
Height: 6ft 4in
Weight: 16.5 stone
Position: Midfield
Most inspirational player: Colin Corkery
Most memorable game: Nipper Quinn Sevens Final 1992
   
Best Club Trip: The Donal Kennedy Skiing Trip 2002
   
Funniest Club Moment: ?
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Slept in
   
Most impressive county team this year: Sligo
   
Ambitions: To be fit
   
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Ronan 'Ron' Heenan
Age: 33
Height: 5ft 8in
Weight: 12.5 stone
Position: 1-15 very versatile, although I don't play sub Gibbies!!!
Most inspirational player: Tony Keady or DJ Carey
Most memorable game: 1991 SHC semi-final v Ballycastle at Casement, losing from 1st minute to last, we stole it with two late goals and a couple of points.
   
Best Club Trip: U.S.A '92
   
Funniest Club Moment: Collie Donnelly throwing a punch at a Rossa man during a football match, missing and hitting Liam Perry!!!
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Had the hic ups
   
Most impressive county team this year: Waterford
   
Ambitions:

To win a SHC, time's running out boys, so let's get the finger out!!

   
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Joe Herald
Age: 17
Height: 6ft
Weight: 14 stone
Position: Right half back
Most inspirational player: Colin Lynch
Most memorable game: Minor 2001 v Rossa
   
Best Club Trip: Feile 2000
   
Funniest Club Moment: All-Ireland 1975
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Fell asleep
   
Most impressive county team this year: Waterford
   
Ambitions: To win a Senior Football/Hurling Championship
   
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Aidan 'Borat / Ali G' Kelly
Age: 28
Height: 6ft 4in
Weight: 12.5 stone
Position: Midfield
Most inspirational player: My wee brother Conal
Most memorable game: The one when I was attacked by a bee
   
Best Club Trip: The Dublin trip when we won the inaugural hurling tournament. I played my best game of hurling and then let off bangers with Brian all night in Dublin city centre
   
Funniest Club Moment: Interviewing Sammy Wilson
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Working late
   
Most impressive county team this year: Wicklow
   
Ambitions: To have my own comedy show on Channel 4
   
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Hugh 'Hugo' Kennedy
Age: 23
Height: 5ft 9in
Weight: 10 1/2 stone
Position: Midfield
Most inspirational player: Brian Whelahan
Most memorable game: Wexford All-Ireland Final 1996
   
Best Club Trip: Clare
   
Funniest Club Moment: Tommy Doyle getting paid for annoying me
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Watching Man Utd winning Champions League
   
Most impressive county team this year: Kilkenny
   
Ambitions: To win senior hurling championship
   
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Niall McCallin
Age: 18
Height: 5ft 10in
Weight: 12.5 stone
Position: Centre half back
Most inspirational player: Seany McMahon/Kieran McGeeney
Most memorable game: Athenry 2001 or u-12,u-14,u-16 hurling championship finals!
   
Best Club Trip: All-Ireland Sevens, Féile 2000 or Athenry 2001
   
Funniest Club Moment: All-Ireland 7's
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Never missed one
   
Most impressive county team this year: Waterford-Antrim
   
Ambitions: Win the Minor Double and an All-Ireland Club championship
   
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Charlie 'Big Cha' McClarnon
Age: 31
Height: 6ft
Weight: 16 stone
Position: Midfield
Most inspirational player: Eddie McToal / Gerry McCann
Most memorable game: Minor Championship win 1990 (Captain)
   
Best Club Trip: Dublin Trip, when Big Kennedy was knocked out twice as goalkeeper
   
Funniest Club Moment: 'Killing the Rat' while at hurling training
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Too tired, caught lying on the sofa by
team manager Jackie Kelly
   
Most impressive county team this year: Antrim hurlers Armagh footballers
   
Ambitions: To win senior football championship for club before I retire again
   
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Brian 'It wasn't me' McFall
Age: 25
Height: 5ft 11in
Weight: 13 stone
Position: Half forward
Most inspirational player: Paul Montgomery or Mickey O'Neill
Most memorable game: All-Ireland Quarter Final at Croke Park
   
Best Club Trip: Santa Ponsa
   
Funniest Club Moment: Too many to choose from (I could give you a top ten)
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Injured
   
Most impressive county team this year: Kilkenny
   
Ambitions: To win senior hurling championship
   
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Gerard 'Omar' McFall
Age: 22
Height: 5ft 11in
Weight: 12 stone
Position: Corner forward, half forward
Most inspirational player: My uncle Dermot 'Hoss' McFall
Most memorable game: When Bubbles near had a heart attack during a match
   
Best Club Trip: Anytime I go outside Antrim
   
Funniest Club Moment: When Bubbles near had a heart attack during a match
   
Worst excuse for missing training: In USA with Butch and Cutt
   
Most impressive county team this year: Antrim hurlers
   
Ambitions: To win a senior hurling championship
   
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Brendan 'Gibbies' McGibbon
Age: 38
Height: 5ft 6in
Weight: 10 stone
Position: Anwhere
Most inspirational player: Seanie Burns
Most memorable game: Minor Hurling Final 1981
   
Best Club Trip: Ballyhale 1978 Feile Gael
   
Funniest Club Moment: ?
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Didn't know where it was
   
Most impressive county team this year: Kilkenny
   
Ambitions: To win a Senior Hurling Championship
   
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Colly 'Grumpy' McKnight
Age: Above 25
Height: 5ft 9in
Weight: Above 12 stone
Position: Any position they'll play me
Most inspirational player: Jimmy Wilson or Kevin Rafferty
Most memorable game: Minor Football Final and Ulster Championship
   
Best Club Trip: America 1992
   
Funniest Club Moment: Anytime Barry does nets!
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Missed the bus
   
Most impressive county team this year: Armagh
   
Ambitions: For St. John's to win a Senior Hurling Championship before I die
   
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Steven 'Windy' Miller
Age: 24
Height: 6ft 4in
Weight: 13 stone
Position: Midfield or Quarterback
Most inspirational player: James Murphy or Wayne Gretski
Most memorable game: When we won the championship or Superbowl 24
   
Best Club Trip: Wexford
   
Funniest Club Moment: When I played a trick on Bobo and made him look like Al Jolson
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Never missed
   
Most impressive county team this year: Armagh or The New York Yankees
   
Ambitions: To win 3 championships before retirement
   
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Brian 'Butch' Moore
Age: 22
Height: 6ft
Weight: 12 stone
Position: Corner Forward
Most inspirational player: Bubbles
Most memorable game:  
   
Best Club Trip: Wexford
   
Funniest Club Moment:  
   
Worst excuse for missing training: In USA with Gerry and Cutt
   
Most impressive county team this year: Kilkenny
   
Ambitions: To be an All-Star
   
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Paul 'Monty' Montgomery
Age: 29
Height: 6ft 1in
Weight: 13 stone
Position: Forward, Half back
Most inspirational player: John Fenton, Mickey Carlin
Most memorable game: 1991 Senior Hurling Championship v Ballycastle
0-17 to 3-9 (we stole it)
 
Best Club Trip: USA 1992
   
Funniest Club Moment: Aidan Kelly's senior hurling debut in Scoil ui Conail Dublin
   
Worst excuse for missing training: I never miss training
   
Most impressive county team this year: Antrim hurlers
 
Ambitions: To win a Senior Hurling Championship
   
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Paul 'Dooleys' Morgan
Age: 38
Height: 5ft 10in
Weight: 14 stone
Position: Left Back
Most inspirational player: Brian Lohan
Most memorable game: Minor Hurling Final 1981
   
Best Club Trip: Dublin with the senior hurlers - forget the year -
I think 1991
   
Funniest Club Moment: The Over 30's Football Match on Boxing Day and getting Man of the Match. Ha! Ha!
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Too tired after work
   
Most impressive county team this year: Antrim Hurlers
   
Ambitions: To win a senior hurling championship as a mentor
   
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Donal 'You think that's bad?' O'Hara
Age: 28
Height: 5ft 10in
Weight: 14 stone
Position: Midfield, Half Forward
Most inspirational player: Raph Gatt or Steven (Bobo) McCann
Most memorable game: Minor hurling final
   
Best Club Trip: Canada 1995
   
Funniest Club Moment: Monty fainting after getting one stitch
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Had to walk the dog
   
Most impressive county team this year: Waterford
   
Ambitions: To win a Senior County medal
   
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Anto 'Peahead' Press
Age: 21
Height: 6ft 6in
Weight: 16 stone
Position: Centre half sub
Most inspirational player: Paddy Curran
Most memorable game: Senior Reserve Hurling v St. Pauls (I played centre half back - Seany the 2nd was born...)
   
Best Club Trip: Glasgow - Decky Crummey
   
Funniest Club Moment: Missing a 13 yard free
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Time of the month
   
Most impressive county team this year: Antrim Footballers
   
Ambitions: To retire
   
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Darren Rafferty
Age: 21
Height: 6ft
Weight: 12 stone
Position: Back
Most inspirational player: David Reynolds
Most memorable game: Under 21 match v Rasharkin
   
Best Club Trip: Skiing in Andorra
   
Funniest Club Moment:  
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Studying
   
Most impressive county team this year: Scottish Curling Team
   
Ambitions: To be as fit and as good a player as Big Davey Reynolds
   
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Kevin 'Raffo' Rafferty
Age: 27
Height: 5ft 9in
Weight: 12.5 stone
Position: Half-back
Most inspirational player: Aidan Kelly or Locky McCurdy
Most memorable game: Last year's semi-final when I missed the goal
   
Best Club Trip: Wexford
   
Funniest Club Moment: ?
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Working with O'Hara
   
Most impressive county team this year: Antrim Camogs
   
Ambitions: Win a senior hurling championship and stay off the drink for more than 1 week
   
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Neil 'Rocket' Reynolds
Age: 19
Height: 6ft 2in
Weight: 13.8 stone
Position: Full back, Midfield
Most inspirational player: Diarmuid O'Sullivan, Colin Corkery
Most memorable game: Under 21 Championship 2002 v St. Galls
   
Best Club Trip: Glasgow - Decky Crummey redecorating the loo
   
Funniest Club Moment: Leaving to play in Canada
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Got shouted at and fell out with the management
   
Most impressive county team this year: Antrim/Sligo
   
Ambitions: To win a Senior Football/Hurling Championship, play for county and win an Ulster. An All-Ireland would be nice but I already have one haha.
   
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Stephen 'Chesney' Thompson
Age: 29
Height: 5ft 8in
Weight: 12 stone
Position: Half Forward, Corner Forward
Most inspirational player: Colin Thompson
Most memorable game: All my games are memorable
   
Best Club Trip:  
   
Funniest Club Moment: Monty ditching me at Croke Park once I gave him his All-Ireland ticket
   
Worst excuse for missing training: Working in Dundalk
   
Most impressive county team this year: Antrim hurlers