Down's Padraig Matthews NAME: Padraig Matthews DATE OF BIRTH: 16-12-78 HEIGHT: 5' 10" WEIGHT: 12st CLUB: Clonduff COUNTY: Down NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): 1 Ulster SFC runners-up; 1 All-Ireland Freshers title (with UUJ); 1 Ulster MFC runner up;1 MacRory Cup runner up; various underage including U14 Feile na nGael; All-Ireland winner; 1 Ulster Minor Hurling Championship TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Oisin McConville FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Casement Park HOBBIES: All sports especially golf (but I'm only starting), socialising FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre half back THE WORST PERSON TO TRAIN THAT YOU KNOW: Lots - Aidan Farrell, Paul Higgins MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT ON OR OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD: When Gregory McCartan put in the Ulster gaelic pin pics for the Ulster Final, he said I was a mummy's boy FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Ross Carr, Mickey Linden INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Family THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Playing in an Ulster Final in front of millions BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Getting beat in an Ulster Final OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Shane Ward, Ciaran Byrne, Malachy McMurray WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Having positional zones i.e. full forwards not allowed outside the 45 metre line DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Don't show players enough respect, I wouldn't dare go into detail RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: My grandpa Willie Mooney played for Monaghan along with his brother Mick Mooney. Willie won numerous championships with Donaghmoyne. My brothers Mark and Rory also play for Clonduff and Down at minor and under 21 level. My sisters, Sinead and Lisa play camogie for Down and Clonduff underage PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Eric Cantona or Robert de Niro FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'It's your round, I got the last one' PET HATES: Getting beat, very fast opponents FAVOURITE MUSIC: All types, especially The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, U2 FAVOURITE FILM: Forest Gump WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Buy a mansion, Ferrari, yacht and probably drink the rest PERSON LEAST WELCOME AT YOUR HOME: Anyone wanting to know what happened against Armagh IDEAL DATE: Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: Good craic off the field, your worst nightmare on it Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 29th October 1999 Vol 9 No 44 Tweet

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