Player focus: David 'Rodge' Hanlon

Post date: Nov 11, 2011 2:47:55 PM

By David Farrell

Name:

David ''Rodge'' Hanlon

Date of Birth:

13/05/92

Notable sporting achievements:

Minor championship 2007, Senior championship 2011 & Offaly minor 2010. Future Offaly All-Star.

Toughest opponent:

Adrian ''Toto'' Farrell. He mightn't look the real deal but this kid glides across the field like a ballerina, with a beautiful dummy solo and a boomer of a shot.

Favourite grounds:

Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium. It’s were all doggy men want to run there dogs if they have one good enough. It’s a fantastic place. The place does be buzzing like a bee hive.

Hobbies:

Going to the dogs in Mullingar. I love it when there is a hen in house. Also hurling soccer and playing call of duty for the ps3. Here is my gammer tag if u want to be my friend online CCRodger_ MATE.

Favourite position:

It’s every man's favourite position no explaining there. But in terms of football I like full forward. Peter won’t play me there though because he thinks I do be Plau-mausing and hoodwinking people. He plays me full back.

Favourite players:

Oh this is easy. Richie ''the dick'' Dalton, Sean ''fall asleep'' Pender, Colm ''whipped'' Byrne, Mark ''pings'' Young and Stewy ''the jab'' Cullen

Boyhood heroes:

The great Bowler Hanlon. He is just class, a horse and cart of a man, known all over the world.

Influences on your career:

Me Ma and Da

The high point of your career to date:

Winning the county final was just unbelievable. We listened to our manager the great Peter Brady and ate them for breakfeast. By Jasus we completely hoodwinked them.

Biggest disappointment:

Losing the Leinster minor final against Longford in Croke Park after murdering them in the first round.

Sporting Ambition:

I hope to be the greatest Greyhound trainer in the world.

Players with a promising future:

Henry Ryan and Peader Nail if they ever cop on to themselves and stop acting the maggot the whole time and get back fit because they wintered well as a lad would say

Ways of improving the game:

You should be allowed to hit hard, game gone to soft like soccer.

Dislikes about the GAA:

The refs can be horrid gobsh***s sometimes.

Do You Have Any Relatives Involved in Gaelic Games:

I do indeed. The Daly’s of Cappincur, Enda and Peter who are having a great year with Cappincur GAA. Also the great molloys, Shane and Derek. Derek plays with Offaly hurlers and me own two brothers Ger who plays for Edenderry and Podge who moved to play with Ballyfore earlier this year. I bet ya he is sick he moved now.

Best Game Seen:

This year’s county final in Byrnes bar on the Monday.

Best Game Played In:

I’m solid in every game. Please, next question.

Funniest Team Mate:

You’re looking at him. I am the new Tony Kenny.

Hardest/Toughest Team Mate:

Colin McNamara when he hits ya you will no about it.

Laziest teammate:

There’s a good few under this category. I’ll just name a few. Stewy Cullen, Mark Young & Ciaran Hurley.

Worst trainer from the senior team:

Wayne Mooney never stops complaining and goes inside for a rub whenever were doing hard training.

Worst dresser from the senior team:

Keith McGuinness a.k.a. bunter. You would want to see what this lad has appear in. All this American gear as if he was Brad Pitt.

Best trainer from the senior team:

Mark Young for a lad of 20 years of age and 16 stone he is a monster of a young man but still wins every sprint.

Most committed player from the senior team:

Sean ''dizzy'' Doyle is one of our minors this year, never misses a training always first onto the field mad for football and running. Wayne could learn from this young man.

Who spends the most time in front of the mirror after training:

Our captain Richie Dalton. He can not walk by a mirror without fixing his Frankie Cocozza hair style.

Favourite thing about senior management:

Peter Brady’s speeches. There the stuff of legends, a bit like himself. Whenever he gets a ‘figari’ into his head and goes mad his rants are class. He helped us ‘hoodwink’ everyone this year and made us cut out all the ‘plau-mausing’. He’s a bit shy regarding his own career, he should mention it more.

Least favourite thing about senior management:

Finbar Cullen baring us from his own disco wasn’t fair at all.

If you could buy one player to play for Edenderry who would it be:

Our forwards wouldn’t be great so I would have to bring in Eoghan O'Flaherty, Kildare senior player and of Carbury he is a fantastic young player.

Person You Would Most Like To Meet:

Jesus. I would say he is sum crack.

Favourite Personal Saying or Term of Abuse:

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah Buddy!!! Or ‘By jasus’

Favourite Music:

Yakety Yak I love him.

Favourite Film:

Paranormal Activity 3

Ideal Date:

Well she’s married so it’s not going to happen. But if she ever throws Johnny Hurst out of the house I would love a date with her.

Nominate the world's laziest person:

Stewy Cullen plays call of duty the video game all day every day. No wonder he is wearing glasses.

Most embarrassing moment:

The night of the quarter final when I done my strip in Byrnes. The lads recorded it on their phone.

What Would You Do If You Won The Lotto:

Pay for a divorce for Johnny Hurst so I could take his wife out on a date.

How Would You Like To Be Remembered:

As a very talented man.