Best of luck to Castledermot & Raheens in the EMS Copiers Senior Football League Division 2 Final this Saturday 20th July.
Venue: St. Conleth’s Park, 7.30pm
Meet the Captains:
| Name: | Emmet O’Keeffe |
| Club: | Castledermot |
| Age: | 26 |
| Height: | 5’11 |
| Honours: | Intermediate Club Championship, Division 2 League, U21 B Championship, Minor Division 2 & 3, Under 15 & 16 Division 2, Leinster Junior for Kildare, Leinster with Kildare VEC |
| Someone who has had an influence on your career: | Damien Hendy and a lot more |
| Three words to describe yourself as a player: | Honest, aggressive (controlled) and a bit moody. |
| Favourite Sportsperson and why: | Cristiano Ronaldo. Nobody performs better in the big games. |
| Who is the best player you played with? | Dermot Early |
| Best player you played against: | Shane Walsh (Galway) |
| Most memorable sporting moment: | Watching Castledermot win the junior championship in 2004 after Donal Kelly getting sent off early in the first half. That victory was a big step for this club and made the underage hungry to succeed and push things on to greater levels. |
| Favourite Club Player:
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Gary Hendy (The Clutch) |
| Favourite County Player
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Michael Murphy (Donegal) |
| Best grounds you have ever played in: | Castledermot GAA Grounds. The pitch offers different challenges to your normal level one. |
| One county player you would like to see play for your club | David Clifford |
| Best Advice someone has given you: | Expect the unexpected and deal with it. |
| Who’s the most skillful player on your team: | James O Reilly in his day. I say the Keating’s or Aaron Murphy be up there now. |
| Young player in your club that we should look out for?
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We have quite a few lads to lead this team in the coming years but Liam Cosgrave with a bit more maturity can become something special. |
| What does it mean to you to captain your club? | It means a lot. Very grateful to be playing football and captaining this team. It’s a special club with a hard-working committee that is always trying to improve everything with limited resources. |
| Name: | Alan Igoe |
| Club: | Raheens |
| Age: | 28 |
| Height: | 6 ft. 1 in. |
| Honours: | Intermediate Football Championship 2017 |
| Someone who has had an influence on your career: | My Parents. |
| Three words to describe yourself as a player: | Honest, Fiery, Fair. |
| Favourite Sportsperson and why: | Ronaldo. He is the GOAT. |
| Who is the best player you played with? | Paddy Woodgate. |
| Best player you played against: | Eoin Doyle. |
| Most memorable sporting moment: | The scenes after the final whistle of the 2017 IFC Final. |
| Favourite Club Player: | Rob Thompson. |
| Favourite County Player | Brian Fenton. |
| Best grounds you have ever played in: | Dr. Cullen Park. |
| One county player you would like to see play for your club | Brian Fenton. |
| Best Advice someone has given you: | Never look back and say, “Could of … should of … would of”. |
| Who’s the most skillful player on your team: | Colly Power. |
| Young player in your club that we should look out for?
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Jack Taaffe / Gavin Thompson. |
| What does it mean to you to captain your club? | It means an awful lot to me to captain this team and this great club. |
