Name: Mark Delaney

Favourite Position: Centre Back

Favourite Pitch: Croke Park

Hobbies: Sport, travel

Childhood Hero: Beano McDonald

Best player you have played with? Too hard to chose one.

Best player you have played against? Diarmuid Connolly

Best game you have been involved in? Leinster Junior Club Final 2006

Best game you have ever seen? Kerry V Mayo replay 2014

Best trainer within the squad? Sparky Carroll!

Worst trainer within the squad? Mark G Delany/Sean Tynan

Worst training drill? Any training drills in February/March

Best motivator within the squad? Dinny Brennan

Pre match meal? Anything light

Any superstitions? No

Favourite Film: Back to the Future

Favourite drink: Club orange 

Favourite meal: Italian

Best advice ever received: Chase every ball

Biggest influence on career? My parents and brothers

Club volunteer of note? Jim Morrin

Song you listen to before big games? Bang Bang!

Most important skill? Kicking 

Area of your game you’d like to improve? Placed ball kicking

Which club do you like to see doing well apart from your own? Timahoe!

Advice for youngsters? Practice all the skills as often as possible.

Young players within your club to look out for? Our current minor team players and last year’s players  that 

have come through for us.