Mayo's Ger Brady NAME: Ger Brady DATE OF BIRTH: 4-1-80 HEIGHT: 6' 1" WEIGHT: 13st 7lbs CLUB: Ballina Stephenites COUNTY: Mayo NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): 2 Under 16 Connacht Championship medals 1995 and 1997; 2 Minor Connacht Championship medals, 1997 and 1998; 1 County Club and Connacht Club 1999 NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): Connacht Youth Rugby (Under 18) 1996 and 1997; Connacht Under 21 1998 and 1999; 3 Under 18 Irish Youths Caps 1998 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Derek Reilly (Corofin) FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Croke Park; McHale Park, Castlebar HOBBIES: Watching TV and going out with the lads FAVOURITE POSITION: Wing back or midfield THE WORST PLAYER TO TRAIN THAT YOU KNOW: Sean Campbell - he doesn't know the meaning of the word! MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT ON OR OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD: The first 10 minutes against Corofin this year - very bad! FAVOURITE PLAYERS: James Nallen and Liam McHale INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: JP Kean, my family, JJ and TK THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Playing in Croke Park as a minor and reaching this year's All-Ireland club final BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing to Laois in the 1997 All-Ireland semi final OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Gavin Duffy and brother Liam WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Maybe the introduction of a second referee and a clearer definition of the hand pass DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Players give up too much and don't get enough back DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: My brother David - on the Mayo senior team - and twin brother Liam - on the Ballina senior and Mayo Under 21 PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Most of my lecturers because being away so much, I don't see as much of them as I would like - they're really a lovely bunch! FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'It's a queer hawk that won't eat a chicken' PET HATES: The so called 'know it alls' who give players a hard time FAVOURITE MUSIC: REM, Ocean Colour Scene FAVOURITE FILM: The Shawshank Redemption WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Go on a very long holiday with all the lads PERSON LEAST WELCOME AT YOUR HOME: Everyone is welcome IDEAL DATE: Cameron Diaz Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 19th February 1999 Vol 9 No 12 Tweet

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