Finian Hanley (born 4 January 1985) is a former
Gaelic football
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player from
Galway. 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.
Inter-county
In 2005, Hanley was a member of
Galway's Under-21 All-Ireland winning team, winning the final against
Down
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* Down, the relative direction opposed to up
* Down (gridiron football), in American/Canadian football, a period when one play takes place
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with inspired performances from
Michael Meehan
Michael Meehan is a Gaelic footballer from County Galway. Meehan plays his club football with Caltra and played county football for the Galway senior football team. He announced his retirement from inter county football on 21 March 2014 due to ...
, Barry Cullinane and club team-mate
Seán Armstrong.
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.
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.
International rules
In 2008, he represented
Ireland against
Australia
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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
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.
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
Club
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Galway Senior Football Championship (2): 2005, 2012
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Connacht Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2005
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All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2006
County
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Connacht Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2005
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All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2005
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Connacht Senior Football Championship (3): 2005, 2008, 2016
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FBD Insurance League (4): 2006, 2008, 2009, 2017
Individual
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Man of The Match All-Ireland Club Final (1): 2006
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International Rules (5): 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
References
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1985 births
Living people
People from Galway (city)
Galway inter-county Gaelic footballers
Irish international rules football players
Salthill-Knocknacarra Gaelic footballers