Laois' Craig Rogers NAME: Craig Rogers HEIGHT: 5' 10" WEIGHT: 10st 7lbs BOOT SIZE: 9 1/2 CLUB: Portlaoise COUNTY: Laois NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS: Laois minor captain 2003; Leinster U14, U15, U16 championship with Laois; member of Leinster U17 Compromise Rules team 2003/2004; county Minor A Championship 2002/2003 INTER-COUNTY DEBUT: 1999 - Leinster U14 Championship v Kildare FAVOURITE GROUNDS: O'Moore Park - Portlaoise; Croke Park; Dr Cullen Park - Carlow HOBBIES: Football, reading, listening to music and going out with friends FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre forward FAVOURITE MUSIC: Christina Aguilera FAVOURITE FILM: Bad Boys 2 IDEAL BATHTUB COMPANION: Christina Aguilera and my girlfriend Leanne THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Captaining Laois minors to win the All-Ireland Minor Championship 2003 BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing Leinster Minor Final to Dublin 2003 OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Any player with a small amount of talent and plenty of guts and determination will have a promising future INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My parents, Sean Dempsey, John Lalor & John Duggan DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Their reluctance to invest more money into the players, especially U21s and minors because in reality, we are the future of the GAA PET HATES: People that smoke HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: First man to captain Laois senior footballers to win an All-Ireland title HOW WILL YOU BE REMEMBERED: First man to captain Laois minors two years in a row and win back to back All-Ireland titles Taken from Hogan Stand magazine February 2004 Vol 14 No 2 Tweet

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