Name: Aiden Herbert
Date of Birth: 21-11-1991
Occupation: Mechanical Design Engineer
Favourite Position(s)
Football: Middle of the field, catching high balls and spraying balls around with the outside of the boot
Hurling: Anywhere, I’m very versatile in a game of hurling
Football: Middle of the field, catching high balls and spraying balls around with the outside of the boot
Hurling: Anywhere, I’m very versatile in a game of hurling
Honours: Scaith na Scoil Double, U21 Double, Junior B Football, too many to remember tbh 😛
Highlight of your GAA career to date? Scoring 2-1 after 16 and half minutes in Kilworth against Ballyhooly on a hardy spring evening
Favourite thing about our club? The craic with the lawds
Do you remember your first game for Shanballymore? No
Other interests outside of the GAA? Snooker, Darts, Rugby, Soccer, Sports and Birdwatching
Which sports person would you most like to meet? Mark Selby, Andy Tate and The Wealdstone Raider
Favourite sporting memory? Getting my 12th century break and 3rd nine darter in the same day
A sporting event you would most like to attend? World snooker final in the crucible and world darts in the ali paly
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? Don’t drink too much on a Saturday night, because you’ll be sick in the morning and wont be able get up for mass
What advice would you give to younger players? Develop a good touch and you might not have to run as much at training or in a match #touchiseverything
You may not know this but “I’m good at”? Karting
Favourite Film? Anchorman
Favourite TV show? Grand Designs
Favourite book? How to manufacture poitín the simple way
Toughest opponent at training? Sean Lynch
Growing up my favourite hurler was? Damien Fitzhenry
Growing up my favourite footballer was? Ciaran McDonald
If there was one thing you would change about the GAA, what would it be? An awful lot
If you owned a race horse what would you call it? You want some!? I’ll give t’ya
In ten years time I hope to be? A millionaire who runs a chain of coffee shops or world snooker champion
And finally who’s the longest in the shower? No idea
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