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FIVE MINUTES WITH… Rory O’Donnell

Name: Rory O’Donnell

Age: 19

Occupation: Student

Team:
Milford

If you were throwing a party and you could invite anyone in the world, dead or alive, who would you ask around?
Virgil Van Dijk.

Where do you like to go out to celebrate after a big victory?
Dusty’s.

What’s the worst pitch you’ve ever played on?
Traigh-a-Loch – the wind down there doesn’t help it either.

Which character in any film are you most like?
People say I look like Sid the Sloth from Ice Age.

Who’s the biggest joker in the team you play for?
Tj Evesson. He always has something to say.

Which team mate has the best looking other half?
Not sure about that one – there’s a few men punching above their weight.

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Who is the worst/best trainer? Best: Paddy Ferry. Worst: Probably Conor Coll, always lands ten minutes late.

Who spends most time in front of the mirror in the dressing room?
Luke Barrett or Conor McHugh.

Who’s the best/worst person to sit beside on the team bus?
Worst: Dylan Dorrian, always on the phone chatting to the woman. Best: Tj, always has a packet of sweets with him.

Who has the best and who has the worst diet on the team, and what does it include?
Best diet- Kane Barrett. Worst diet – Coll, his diet consists of takeaways and pints.

Toughest opponent you have faced?
Ciaran Thompson.

Best or worst quote you’ve heard, either from a manager, player, opponent?
“It’s squeaky bum time”.

Best manager you’ve ever played under? Shane Ward.

Best ever performance? Probably against Letterkenny Gaels in the Northern Minor Final.

One to forget?
Against St Eunan’s championship quarter-final in 2019.

Sporting ambition?
Win a Senior Championship with Milford before I retire.

When you were playing in the back garden, who did you pretend to be?
Neil Gallagher.

If you were in charge of transfers, who’d be in and who’d be out of the team?
In: Brian Fenton or Paddy Durcan. Out: Cathal McGettigan, he seems to be more concentrated on the golf these days.

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