Name: Brendan (Goose) Hayes
Date of Birth: 08-07-1990
Occupation: Cabinet Maker
Favourite Position(s)
Football: Backline
Hurling: Backline
Football: Backline
Hurling: Backline
Honours: U21 Double in 2009, 2011 and North Cork football 2012
Highlight of your GAA career to date? Winning double in 2009
Favourite thing about our club? Friendship with the lads you play and train with
Do you remember your first game for Shanballymore? No but remember first championship game I gave a fair shoulder to stop the opening score to set up a great game
Other interests outside of the GAA? Rugby and mountain biking
Which sports person would you most like to meet? Mike Tyson
Favourite sporting memory? At Munster and All blacks game in 2008 best atmosphere ever
A sporting event you would most like to attend? A rugby world cup final with Ireland
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? Use your strength and stand goal side for feck sake
What advice would you give to younger players? Keep training and believe your good enough
You may not know this but “I’m good at”? My job
Favourite Film? Lord of the Rings or Snatch
Favourite TV show? Breaking Bad
Favourite book? Wouldn’t have one
Toughest opponent at training? Mick Donovan
Growing up my favourite hurler was? Ben or Jerry O Conner
Growing up my favourite footballer was? Didn’t have a favourite
If there was one thing you would change about the GAA, what would it be? More quality referees a bad one can ruin any game
If you owned a race horse what would you call it? Tescos Finest
In ten years time I hope to be? More successful
And finally who’s the longest in the shower? It differs I say
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