1 Minute with Dermot McAleese

1 Minute with................. 

Name: Dermot McAleese

Club: Roger Casements Portglenone

Favourite Position: Half Forward

Favourite Pitch: O'Cahan Park Portglenone

Hobbies: Watching any sport and the odd gamble on the ponies

Childhood hero: Sean Cavanagh

Best Player you have played with: Marty Clarke

Best Player you have played against: Jack McCaffery

Best game you have been involved in: winning under 21 championship in 2013

Best game you have ever seen: Dublin V Donegal 2014

Best trainer within the squad: Mark Sweeney

Worst trainer within the squad: Tomas McCann, only trains when he has a half day at 'work'

Worst training drill: Any type of tackling drill

Best motivator within the squad: Niall Delargy

Pre Match meal: Pasta and Chicken 

Any superstitions: none 

Favourite Song: Lupe Fiasco-Show Goes On

Favourite Film: Anchorman 

Favourite Holiday Destination: Anywhere with some heat

Favourite Drink: Favourite Meal: Chicken, sweet potato fries and pepper sauce

Best advice ever received: Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't want to work hard

Biggest influence on career: My Parents

Club Volunteer of note: Paddy Carey

Song you listen to before big games: whatever's on in the changing room

Most important skill: Kick Passing

Biggest Strength in your game: running at people with the ball and kick passing 

Area of your game you would like to improve: Tackling 

Which club do you like to see do well apart from your own: Cargin (Justy Crozier paid me to say that)

Which county do you like to see do well apart from your own: Donegal

Advice for youngsters: Don't take football too seriously, its meant to be enjoyable!

Young Player within your club to look out for: Ryan Convery and Ciaran McAleese

Best thing about the GAA: The friends you make and playing along with the boys you grew up with