Finian Hanley
Galway Gaelic footballer
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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.
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| Born | 4 January 1985 Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full Back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-county
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 SFC titles, in 2005, 2008 and 2016.[citation needed]
Hanley was a part of Salthill–Knocknacarra's triumphant All-Ireland Club Championship-winning side in 2006. They defeated Antrim GAA club St Gall's in the final by 0–7 to 0-6. Hanley was named Man Of The Match for his performance, repelling several of the Antrim side's attacks.[citation needed]
International rules
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
Club
- Galway Senior Football Championship (2): 2005, 2012
- Connacht Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2005
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2006
County
- 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
- Man of The Match All-Ireland Club Final (1): 2006
- International Rules (5): 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014