Player Profiles
Simon Balfe
Name: Simon Balfe
Nickname: Shifty
Date of Birth: 03/03/1985
Relationship Status: Yes
Jersey Number: 9
Position: Handler - too small to do anything else
Top 3 tournies: Worlds 04, Montpellier Beach 05, Edinburgh Beginners 03
Favourite Colour: Green
Favourite Meal: Pizza
Favourite Cocktail: Any one will do after a few beers
Favourite Beer: Carlton Cold
Favourite Vegetable (after broccoli): Sweetcorn
Favourite City: Rome
Favourite Film: Stand By Me
Favourite 80s song: The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary
Favourite 80s icon: Michael Stich
Favourite Quote: Hi, Super Nintendo Chalmers
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Sparky Booker
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JD Coakley
Name: John Davis Stephen Coakley
Nickname: JD
Date of Birth: 20/12/1980
Relationship Status: 746 to the airport
Jersey Number: 13
Position: The Nail…or Handler apparently, but way prefer mid.
Top 3 tournies: Dub Tourney 2000, Whacking Day 2003, Worlds 2008
Favourite Colour: Turqouise
Favourite Meal: Sushi or Steak
Favourite Cocktail: Can never remember the names but I’m sure they tasted great
Favourite Beer: Erdinger
Favourite Vegetable (after broccoli): Can’t remember her name
Favourite City: Dublin
Favourite Film: Airplane
Favourite 80s song: too many to choose from…they’re all so good
Favourite 80s icon: John Paul II
Favourite Quote: “Theres only one thing worse than being talked about and that is not being talked about!” – Some poo pusher
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Eoin Duggan
Name: Eóin Beilzibub Luke Duggan
Nickname: Pansy Hands
Date of Birth: 16/09/1974 – yes 1974. It wasn’t that long ago.
Relationship Status: Nuptials (Proposed to Fiancé using a dog as a prop... Living Legend!)
Jersey Number: 2
Position: long/wing
Top 3 tournies: Burla 02, Dub 04, Cork 05
Favourite Colour: Green
Favourite Meal: Pasta (spaghetti with clams)
Favourite Cocktail: caipirinha
Favourite Beer: they’re all good but any weissbeer
Favourite Vegetable (after broccoli): Zucchine
Favourite City: Rome
Favourite Film: Anchorman
Favourite 80s song: Lady in Red
Favourite 80s icon: Johnny Logan
Favourite Quote: “Let your heart guide you. It whispers, so listen closely.” The Land Before Time. No seriously it’s “By the beard of Zeus” – Ron Burgundy
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Mark Earley
Full Name: Mark Leo David Earley
Nickname: Marko
Date of Birth: 07/07/1981
Relationship Status: bird
Jersey Number: 7
Position: handler/mid
Top 3 tournies: Worlds 04, Dr. Sand & Mr. Grass 04, Burla Beach 05
Favourite Colour: Blue
Favourite Meal: Christmas dinner-with all the trimmings
Favourite Cocktail: Mojito
Favourite Beer: Crown Lager
Favourite Vegetable (after broccoli): Sugar snap peas
Favourite City: Melbourne
Favourite Film: La Vita E Bella
Favourite 80s song: ‘Take On Me’ by A-Ha
Favourite 80s icon: Michael J. Fox
Favourite Quote: ‘Twenty years from now you’ll be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.’
Mark Twain
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Dara Hayes
Full Name: Dara Fiachra Hayes
Nickname: Softy
Date of Birth: 07/08/1985
Relationship Status: single
Jersey Number: 3
Position: Handler/Mid
Top 3 tournies: Worlds 04, Oxford 04(mainly cos marko wasn't there),burla 05
Favourite Colour: Green
Favourite Meal: Anything mammy cooks!!
Favourite Cocktail: Drunken Sailor gettin raped by a 6-foot black man
Favourite Beer: it's all the same to me
Favourite Vegetable (after broccoli): beans
Favourite City: Vancouver
Favourite Film: Austin Powers
Favourite 80s song: N/A (ur talkin jtm here...80's???)
Favourite 80s icon: N/A
Favourite Quote: 'as i've said time and again if you don't shoot you
won't score the goal', frank stapleton!
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Oisin Flanagan
Name: Oisin Jude John Flanagan
Nickname: Shovels
Date of Birth: 24/10/80
Relationship Status: Spoken for
Jersey Number: 6
Position: Offence:handler, Defence:sub
Top 3 tournies: Oxford Student Outdoor Regionals 2004, Edinburgh Beginners 1999, Irish Indoor Beginners 2003
Favourite Colour: Green
Favourite Meal: Pasta with tomato sauce
Favourite Cocktail: Sex on the beach, not a single (bad) memory of Gran Canaria 99
Favourite Beer: Dutch Gold – the Nissan Micra of the beer world
Favourite Vegetable (after broccoli): Nothing like mashed spuds
Favourite City: Boston/Barcelona
Favourite Film: Good Will Hunting
Favourite 80s song: Final countdown / Livin’ on a Prayer
Favourite 80s icon: Mullets, shoulder pads and boot runners, all at onceFavourite Quote: “I always pass on good advice, it’s the only use I have for it”
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Niall Harbourne
Name: Niall David James Harbourne
Nickname: Nialler, Luke, Sonny Jim. (none have stuck)
Date of Birth: 24/06/1984
Relationship Status: Yes
Jersey Number: 15
Position: Mid/long
Top 3 tournies: Worlds 04, YBN 04, Oxford 04
Favourite Colour: Blue
Favourite Meal: Goin Halfers on grub with Mr Murray, Generally get a mountain of food and lake of Wine....
Favourite Cocktail: Mojito
Favourite Beer: Colt 45
Favourite Vegetable (after broccoli): Spuds
Favourite City: Barcelona
Favourite Film: Zoolander
Favourite 80s song: Starship - We built this city
Favourite 80s icon: Michael Knight
Favourite Quote: "At some point in this tournament your gonna come across Mr. Pain.... and your gonna kick his f*****g ass ! " Randy, Crapham Ultimate
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Rob Kiely
Full Name: Robert Leonard Robert Kiely
Nickname: Fr Bobby Kiely
Date of Birth: 14/08/1983
Relationship Status: Yes
Jersey Number: 10
Position: Mid/Handler
Top 3 tournies: Worlds 04, Yes But Nau 04, Dr. Sand & Mr. Grass 05
Favourite Colour: Navy
Favourite Meal: Steak, Mushrooms, Onions, Mash spuds
Favourite Cocktail: Sex on the Beach
Favourite Beer: Milwaukee’s Best (The Beast)
Favourite Vegetable (after broccoli): Peppers
Favourite City: Firenze
Favourite Film: La Vita E Bella
Favourite 80s song: 99 Red Balloons (in German)
Favourite 80s icon: David Hasselhof
Favourite Quote: “NOOOO BREAKS”…….. “Broken”
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Fraser McConnell
Nickname: PrettyBoy (I'm not pretty anymore!)
Date of Birth: 17/12/84
Relationship Status: Positive
Jersey Number: 14
Position: Don't know, I play anywhere for DIT
Top 3 tournies: Montpellier Beach '05, DUB '04, Edinburgh '03 (got me hooked)
Favourite Colour: Blue
Favourite Meal: Fillet steak (medium rare) and potato gratin.
Favourite Cocktail: 'I like Mojtios!'
Favourite Beer: Gallo
Favourite Vegetable (after broccoli): Parsnips
Favourite City: San Cristobol de las Casas (its in
Favourite Film: Human Traffic
Favourite 80s song: Blue Mondays
Favourite 80s icon: Sam Fox
Favourite Quote: "I said nice one bruva" (Human Traffic)
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Brian McDevitt
Name: Brian Patrick Dominick Mac Devitt
Nickname: BritBoy Mac JudasCock. Very briefly Tampon,Sicknote, Sally
Date of Birth: 14th March 1979
Relationship Status: at this time, I am actually single.
Jersey Number: 21
Position: put me anywhere
Top 3 tournies: WUGC 2004, Tour 3 2004, Cork 2005
Favourite Colour: florescent yellow
Favourite Meal: Broccoli Surprise
Favourite Cocktail: Broccolie Surprise
Favourite Beer: Dutch Gold
Favourite Vegetable (after broccoli): the dark one kind of likea butternut squash, but darker and like a giant bean.
Favourite City: Dublin baby
Favourite Film: Ferris Beulers Day Off
Favourite 80s song: 99 red balloons, Relax (FGTHollw), oh yeah(yellow)
Favourite 80s icon: Magnum PI
Favourite Quote: You see what happens Larry, you see what happens…!
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Fiona McDonald
Name: Fiona Maragaret Mary Mc Donald
Nickname: Fi, Big Red
Date of Birth: 01/04/1983
Relationship Status: Free but not easy
Jersey Number: 7
Position: Handler/long
Top 3 tournies: Europeans 03, Sligo 04, Cork 05
Favourite Colour: Turqoise
Favourite Meal: Pork with stuffing, gratin potatoes and corn on the cob (with butter and salt)
Favourite Cocktail: Pina Colada
Favourite Beer: Corona with lime
Favourite Vegetable (after broccoli): Red peppers
Favourite City: New York
Favourite Film: The Godfather (Part I)
Favourite 80s song: Karma Chameleon, Culture Club
Favourite 80s icon: John McEnroe
Favourite Quote: “To thine own self be true” Willie Shakespeare.
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Luan McKenna
Name: Luan Francis Liam Joseph McKenna
Nickname: Microphone Head, Lunar Module & Papa Ponyiweck (ask Mark I have no idea why)
Date of Birth: 27/12/81
Relationship Status: unmarryable
Jersey Number: 9
Position: wherever I'm put, but I like popping
Top 3 tournies: Edinburugh 2004, BURLA 2005, YBN 2005
Favourite colour: Shiney
Favourite meal: Steak med-rare with garlic butter
Favourite cocktail: Mojito
Favourite beer: Weissbeer
Favourite vegetable (after Broccoli): Christopher Reeves
Favourite city: San Sebastian (it's in Spain)
Favourite film: La Vita E Bella
Favourite 80s icon: The Face from A-Team
Favourite 80s song: 'You spin me right round'
Favourite quote: "I can resist everything except temptaion"- Oscar Wilde
David Misstear
Name: David Bruce Misstear
Nickname: Perfect, Misty, Matt Holland
Date of Birth:
Relationship Status: 7” 45rpm
Position: 12” 33rpm
Top 3 tournies: Brugge ‘05, District Hat Tourney, Hat Tourney General
Favourite Meal: Broq au vin with extra broccoli and hot brocolate
Favourite Cocktail: Brocktail
Favourite Beer: Beeroccoli
Favourite Vegetable (after broccoli): Brocket Lettuce
Favourite
Favourite Film: Brocky Horror Picture Show / Brocodile Dundee
Favourite 80s song: Brockin’ in the Free World
Favourite 80s icon: Brocky
Favourite Quote: Put a brock in it
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Alan Murray
Name: Alan William Matilda Pontius Murray
Nickname: Alain (Pronounced with a ridiculously exaggerated French Accent)
Day of Birth: A warm spring Tuesday during the 80's.
Relationship Status: Married
Jersey Number: 11
Position: An enigmaticly subtle all rounder with a penchant for tall
Top 3 tournies: Worlds 04, YBN, Cork 05
Favourite Colour: White (key)
Favourite Meal: Bleu steak in the restaurant beside the church in le Pouliguen. Pizza to start.
Favourite Cocktail: Caprinha in Portugal or Coylers Terminator….
Favourite Beer: Splugen (in Italy)
Favourite Vegetable (after broccoli): The humble pea
Favourite City: Vancouver / Edinburgh
Favourite Film: Zoolander
Favourite 80s song: Livin on a Prayer / Itsy Bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini
Favourite 80s icon: The mousey logo from Mexico ‘86
Favourite Quote: “Have you ever wondered if there was more to life, other than being really, really, ridiculously good looking?” D. Zoolander
posted by Broccoli Ultimate @ 1:15 p.m.
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