Finian Hanley (born 4 January 1985) is a former Gaelic football player from Galway.[1] He played his club football with Salthill-Knocknacarra and inter-county football for Galway from 2005 to 2017. He played in the full-back position. In 2008 he was nominated for an All Stars Award.
 Hanley with Salthill-Knocknacarra in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Finian Ó hAinle | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Full Back | ||
| Born |
4 January 1985 Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2002–2021 | Salthill-Knocknacarra | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 2 | ||
| Connacht titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2005–2017 | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 3 | ||
Inter-county edit
In 2005, Hanley was a member of Galway's Under-21 All-Ireland winning team, winning the final against Down with inspired performances from Michael Meehan, Barry Cullinane and club team-mate Seán Armstrong.[citation needed]
After being a key figure in Galway's successful Minor and Under-21 teams of recent years, Hanley made his Senior debut against Mayo in the 2005 Connacht SFC Final. He has since made the full-back position his own, winning three Connacht titles, in 2005,2008 & 2016.[citation needed]
Hanley was a part of Salthill-Knocknacarra's triumphant All-Ireland Club Championship-winning side in 2006. They defeated St. Galls of Antrim in the final by 0–07 to 0-06. Hanley was named Man Of The Match for his performance, repelling several of the Antrim side's attacks.[citation needed]
International rules edit
In 2008, he represented Ireland against Australia in Australia in the International Rules Series in which they won.
In 2010, he was vice-captain of the Irish team in the International Rules Series in Ireland in which they lost out narrowly.
In 2011, he was chosen to represent his country once more [2]
In 2013, he was chosen to represent his country again. He played in the first test in Cavan but a hamstring tear ruled him out of the second test at Croke Park a week later.[3]
In 2014, he was again chosen to represent Ireland in the one test series in Perth. Ireland narrowly lost out to Australia on this occasion.
Honours edit
Club edit
- Galway Senior Football Championship (2): 2005, 2012
- Connacht Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2005
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2006
County edit
- Connacht Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2005
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2005
- Connacht Senior Football Championship (3): 2005, 2008, 2016
- FBD Insurance League (4): 2006, 2008, 2009, 2017
Individual edit
- Man of The Match All-Ireland Club Final (1): 2006
- International Rules (5): 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
References edit
- ^ Tierney, Ciaran (23 June 2011). "Hanley and Bergin will be at centre of action in Castlebar". Connacht Tribune. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "TG4 Irish International Rules Squad | Daily News | GAA News | GAA". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ "Two changes to Ireland panel ahead of second Test". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.