Name Shane Annett
Age 20
Occupations Store man and barman
Teams played for: Mayobridge, Down, St Marks
Game you most enjoyed playing in?
First round of the championship 2019 against Burren
Game you least enjoyed playing in?
Ballyholland quarter final of the championship 2019
What’s the worst pitch you’ve ever played on?
Rostrevor
Toughest training session you’ve every been involved in?
Mr O’Hare with St Mark’s
What’s your preferred brand of gear?
O’Neill’s
Most inspirational individual you’ve ever met?
Kieran Donaghy
Where do you like to go out to celebrate?
Gorman’s pub in Mayobridge
What do you like to do when you are not training/playing?
Travel
Which character in any film/tv show are you most like?
Lloyd from Dumb and Dumber
Which team mates (From any club/county) are the first you’d invite on a night out?
Cathal McNamee and CJ Barr
Which team mate is the worst dancer?
Ross Carr
Which team mate is the loudest in the changing room?
Conaill Gall
What’s the funniest thing you’ve seen happen in training/during a match?
Rony Gall dropping the ball and walking off the pitch because he didn’t get a free kick
What’s the worst excuse you’ve heard to get out of training and who did it come from?
James Casey missing a championship game because he missed his flight home from Manchester
Biggest ego?
Paddy Smyth
Worst/best person to sit next to on the team bus?
Worst: Enda McCormack
Best: Brendy Murtagh
Worst/best person to share a room with on away days?
Worst: Seamy Loughran, Best: Conor Clarke
Who has the best diet, and who has the worst, and what do they consist of?
Worst: Caoly Gall, consists of whatever fizzy drinks and sweets he gets his hands on. Or Paddy Smyth lately. Best: Shane Mac, consists of nothing but plant-based foods.
Toughest opponent you have played against?
Liam Kerr
Best or worst quote you have heard from a team mate/opponent/manager?
Benny Coulter got confused one day and was saying “if yous are playing very well, yous are coming off.”
Best manager you have played for?
Mickey Walsh
What frustrates you most about the GAA?
Losing
What is the best thing about being part of the GAA?
Enjoyment
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