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Player Profiles
Under Construction!! Will be updated as recieved

Celtic Men:

 

Name: Barry Brennan
Nickname: Baz / Berlusconi
Hometown: Loughinisland, Co Down
D.O.B: 14/02/76
Occupation: Contracts Manager
Celtic Honours: Championship '98, League champion 02, 07 and 08
Position:Corner Forward
Favourite Food: Sians cooking, always.
Favourite Drink: Lucozade (and Summit)
Favourite Film: Snatch
Favourite Sportstar: Liam ( I will beat you black and blue) Broccily; St Pats GFC
Other Hobbies: Golf and Golf
Favourite Celtic moment: When Rocky's big toe nail fell off in the championship semi final of '98, the painful look on his face was priceless, sticky plaster horse.



Name: Ciaran Voyles
Nickname: Tom Cruise......OK, Phatty Voyles
Hometown: Dublin
Date of Birth: 17/04/1978
Occupation: Banker
Celtic Honours: 2 leagues
Favourite playing position: Wing back
Favourite Food: Hamburger 
Favourite Drink: Red wine
Favourite Music: The Jam
Favourite Film: (Original) Planet of the Apes
Toughest opponent: Lisa Voyles
Other hobbies: Wrecking Stephen Connolly's head
Favourite Celtic moment: Anytime Connolly misses a point



Name: Stephen Connolly
Nickname: Visa Steve, Scuba Steve, Resident Stephen, Crasher Connolly,
Occupation: Bank Official/Barman/Labourer
Hometown: Drumlane, Cavan
D.O.B: 23 January 1987
Position: Half back
Celtic Honours: League 2008
Favourite Drink: Speights Gold
Favourite Food: Lasagne
Favourite Music: Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon, The Prodigy
Favourite Film: Goodfella's
Favourite Sportstar: Aaron Kernan
Toughest Opponent: Razor, Sean Quinlivan, The Crow
Favourite Celtic moment: Big Jimmys goal in last years mens league final, Voylesy's rant at NIALL!!! in Kapiti Coast, comedy gold!
Other Hobbies: Soccer with Boh's, Socialising, having the craic



Name: Richie Barry
Nickname: EL Presedentay, Jalapeno Dick, the most dangerous man in Auckland, Diplomatic dickie 
Hometown: Killdorrery Co.Cork
Date of Birth: 05/07/1986 
Occupation: Mechanic 
Celtic Honours: 2008 laegue winner, 2008 Club player of the year 
Favourite playing position: Full back 
Favourite Food: Hells pizza meat lovers 
Favourite Drink: Alcohol 
Favourite Music: Rock 
Favourite Film: Platoon 
Toughest opponent: Not afraid of anyone 
Other hobbies: Rugby, soccer, hurling 
Favourite Celtic moment: Jimmy Mcgarvy pouring a full pint over me while I was wrestling with Adrian on the floor of the Clare inn one Sunday




Name: 'Gorgeous Gordon' Davenport
Nickname: The Schlong, Horse, Big Bird, Salmon, Gordy, Faggot.
Hometown: Westown, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Date of Birth: 21/12/84
Occupation: Engineer
Celtic Honours: We won some shit in 2006, 2007, 2008
Favourite playing position: Left Half Forward
Favourite Food: BP Butter Chicken Pies, Deep-Fried Mars Bars,
Favourite Drink: Baileys, CC + Dry, Kilkenny, Orange Cordial
Favourite Music: Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, Pearl Jam, Ryan Adams, Fat Freddy's Drop
Favourite Film: Shawshank Redemption
Toughest opponent: Patricia O'Neill
Other hobbies: Tennis, PS3, Jerkin the Gerkhin + Smokin the Reefer (not at the same time)
Favourite Celtic moment: When Taya showed me her bum in the showers after we both won the doubles. I got a boner and Andy Hickey had to soothe me, Irish style


Name: Emmet Conway
Nickname: fatso
Hometown: Auckland
Date of Birth: 24/2/1995
Occupation: guitarist. It's stuck to my hands. i sleep with the damn thing
Celtic Honours: following in my awesome sisters footsteps
Favourite playing position: somewhere where can score and get all the glory
Favourite Food: everything
Favourite Drink: anything that will wash down the food so i can eat more
Favourite Music: ac/dc
Favourite Film: the lion king..?
Toughest opponent: Treza Gallogly
Other hobbies: playing my guitar, tuning my guitar, looking up songs on youtube to learn on the guitar, stroking my guitar..
Favourite Celtic moment: When my awesome sister came back
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Name: Ray Mc Evoy
Nickname: Razor, Ray Guevara
Hometown: Navan,its a palindrome
Date of Birth: 15/08/1980
Occupation: Carpenter ( teaching Scuba Steve to be a carpenter too. he wouldnt join his hands)
Celtic Honours: 1 league.
Favourite playing position: Centre forward
Favourite food: Me Ma's stew
Favourite Drink: Guinness
Favourite Music: The Stone Roses
Favourite Film: Che. A revolutionary life
Toughest opponent: Oisin Lynch.
Other hobbies: Surfing, Scuba Diving, Soccer, Watching womans beach vollyball.
Favourite Celtic moment: Being voted in as chairman, the more of them Brennans that we can get out of jobs the better

Name: Andy Hickey
Nickname: Too many to mention, none of them complimentary
Hometown: Leixlip, Co. Kildare
Date of Birth: 06/06/1984
Occupation: Investment Company
Celtic Honours: 1 league.
Favourite playing position: Midfield/Half forward
Favourite food: Pasta
Favourite Drink: Steinlager Pure/Macs Gold (can't beat a good cup of tea aswell)
Favourite Music: A healthy dose of everything
Favourite Film:Anything that involves Dean Cain (Superman from the adventures of Lois and Clark) saving the world in a 'made for TV' film-how that man hasn't won an oscar i'll never know!!! I also have to agree with McNamee, Supernova was one of Luke Perry's finest films!
Toughest opponent: Myself on a bad day!
Other hobbies: Calling Voylsey Fat, and according to Gordy relieving him!
Favourite Celtic moment: Making my debut last year in the first round of the league about 2 hrs after walking out of showgirls with Connolly, then later that day trying to pay for a pint in Seddon Fields with showgirls money......we still won the game! (Ah yes, a great night!! - Stephen)


Name:  Rory O’Grady
Nickname:  Hatchets, Hatch, Fence-Jumper O’Grady, among others.
Hometown: Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Date of Birth: 13/08/84
Occupation: General Merchant – sell gates, horses, power tools….whatever you need boss
Celtic Honours: None as of yet
Favourite playing position: Backs/midfield
Favourite Food: Jules’ curries
Favourite Drink: Buckfast with Calpol 6 plus.
Favourite Music: Not fussy.
Favourite Film: Into the west
Toughest opponent: The ‘Lurcher’ Joyce 1997 Bare-knuckle Boxing Championship
Other hobbies: Bare-knuckle boxing, tarring driveways
Favourite Celtic moment: It has to be my debut against Kevin Mc Garry’s St Pats.


Darragh Hughes
Nickname: Hughesz
Hometown: Sligo
Date of Birth: 27/04/77
Occupation: Winemaker (Aspiring)
Celtic Honours: League title 2007
Favourite playing position: Love all positions..
Favourite Food: Medium rare rye feed beef with truffle mash & wild mushrooms, washed down with a lovely Pinot.
Favourite Drinks: Depends, Ice Cold Coopers, a tasty Mojito or a Reserve Barbaresco 1994 straight from a tank in a little cellar in Italy.
Favourite Music: Not fussy really,depends on mood, could be Fat Freddy's or Freddie Mercury. 
Favourite Films: The Matrix, Batman-Dark Knight, Sin city
Toughest opponent: Darren Fay-1999 All-American Championship Chicago 
Other hobbies:Golf, Squash, Lawn bowls & BY Cricket.... 
Favourite Celtic moment: Beating Gaels & winning the league Title in 2007


Name:Donall Foley
Nickname:Danger
Hometown: Belgooly,Co.Cork
Date of birth: 17th june 1982
Occupation: yard man in builder suppliers
Celtic honours: none yet!
Favourite playing position: in goal,lazy bastard!!
Favourite food: mothers lasagne and da new spuds from home!! slice or two of cheesecake for a wee treat!!
Favourite drink:heineken
Favourite music: id listen to neting really elvis,dire straits,steriophonics...
Toughest opponent: has to b Danny Coleman from my hurling club at home,da most stickiest, annoying corner back ull ever play against...
Other hobbies:rugby,soccer,reading sport autobiographies,jogging,having a laugh,da odd pint at da weekend and annoying da missus!!!
Favourite Celtic moment: not with da club for too long but last week when barry came into a no smoking dessing room with fag hanging out of mouth!!



Celtic Ladies:



Name:Samantha Chapman
Nickname: Sam Spud, Penny
Hometown: Auckland
Date of Birth: 10/12/1968
Occupation: Drainlayer, Racist
Celtic Honours: Player of the year 2006, Ladies League 2007,2008, Championship 2007,All Stars 2007
Favourite playing position: Midfield
Favourite Food: Everything Im fat
Favourite Drink: Everything Im an Alco
Favourite Music: Beethoven
Favourite Film: Into the West
Toughest opponent: Anna
Other hobbies: Racially abusing Irish people, getting hit with footballs on live Tv, Complaining
Favourite Celtic moment: Playing under the stewardship of tactical geniuses Stephen Connolly and Richard Barry

Name: Brenagh Conway
Nickname: Rocky's daughter. Shock horror that's not my name
Hometown: Auckland
Date of Birth: 9/8/89
Occupation: Student/barmaid/swim teacher
Celtic Honours: the trifector 07 then a few things after that
Favourite playing position: right half back
Favourite Food: crisps and clare inn hot wings
Favourite Drink: magners
Favourite Music: kings kooks jack and acca dacca
Favourite Film: i love that people wrote into the west on this. are they meaning the irish one? Dont leave me teeto!!
Toughest opponent: Emmet Conway
Other hobbies: making sandcastles
Favourite Celtic moment: going from loosing everything to winning everything...this one time.


Name: Jenna Makgill
Nickname: Jennama
Hometown: Auckland
Date of Birth: January the fourteenth, nineteen eighty six
Occupation: Student/ cycle courier/ bum
Celtic Honours: Dont even know what that is yet
Favourite playing position: No idea
Favourite Food: Good free food always tastes best, proper turkish kebabs (not the NZ type)
Favourite Drink: Italian hot chocolate (if i dont feel like moving for the following hour)Glass of classy Red (if im having a cultured day) Drambuie (if its in arms reach)Otherwise ill just go for the h2o coz im cheap
Favourite Music: Kings of Leon (been listening to them since they were lil),Less that Jake, Me first and the Gimme Gimmes, Transplants, System of a Down, Simon & Garfunkel,And de list does on
Favourite Film: Just watched 'zack and miri make a porno' which was pretty freakin funny. Also just saw 'Cars' which is pretty cool if you dont think about the whole weird aspect that the cars are freakishly personified. Otherwise i can t remember coz my memory doen't work.
Toughest opponent: Art history lecturer. Shes all lil and cute till you get your marks
back.
Other hobbies:Riding my bike, Downhill mountainbiking, Procrastination (hence why i have written so much in this questioner), Did i say bikes?? AUT is pretty awesome (when its not completely arse)
Favourite Celtic moment: There was a moment in the game the other day that i actually managed to pass theball. . .yea that was pretty awesome.


Name: (An)Drea Pessione
Nickname: Drea, Dre (as in Dr Dre)
Hometown: Nelson (mmmmmm sun shine)
Date of Birth: 13/09/81
Occupation: Civil Engineer (though some think talkoholic is more appropriate)
Celtic Honours: 2008 league Champions
Favourite playing position: Now are we talking playing football here or other types of playing, cos there are a lot of positions to choose from?
Favourite Food: predictable but yes, chocolate (though peas and spaghetti is a very close second)
Favourite Drink: Beer, tea or water is all I really drink, so it’ll have to be beer
Favourite Music: the stuff you can sing and dance too
Favourite Film: Dirty Dancing & the Letahl weapon series
Toughest opponent: my head, if you think I talk a lot with my mouth, you should try putting up with my head, I swear a good ¾ of it is filtered out
Other hobbies: renovating and landscaping (though after the game against Gaels, I won’t be digging on a Sunday morning again for a while)
Favourite Celtic moment: both the girls and the guys winning the 2008 championship on the same day, and hitting the turps hard. That was a pretty rough Monday.



Name: Sian Brennan
Nickname: Mrs Celtic
Hometown: Auckalani
Date of Birth: 19 July 1980
Occupation: Slave to 3 boys
Celtic Honours: League 2008 - and we got the plate in the sevens once (but not really an honour coming 3rd of 4)
Favourite playing position: Full Back
Favourite Food: mmm at the moment sardines and tomato sauce on toast- or cream cheese...by the spoon
Favourite Drink: give me a cup of tea over a wine or a vodka any day
Favourite Music: Wiggles
Favourite Film:   Is it too cliché if I say the notebook?  The truth is I have such poor short term memory that I forget them before I finish watching them.
Toughest opponent: Carmen Connolly. Gaels.  She looks so disinterested and bored...and then she's gone and scored again.  grrrr.  Also Vanessa - I love competing against her at training - she probably wouldn't even hold back now that I'm pregnant - class.
Other hobbies: wiping snotty noses, cleaning bums, laundry, threatening small children with the prospect of time out, complaining to my husband about his excessive commitment to Gaelic Football.  Playcentre takes up a little time too (about 30hours a week)
Favourite Celtic moment:  ah so many to choose from.....I do miss stooly at the bollix though

Name: Melanie Drumm
Nickname: Mel, Melmel, Melly, Melon, Meow, Smell, Smelly, Melz, Melzi, Drum...THE LIST GOES ON
Hometown: Auckland
Date of Birth: 03/09/89
Occupation: Waitress/Bartender
Celtic Honours: I played last year too?
Favourite playing position: Full forward
Favourite Food: Hamburgers, chocolate and real Mexican food
Favourite Drink: V, coke and cranberry juice. If we're talking alcohol then G&T and Vodka (not together) in fact to be precise, 42 Below Feijoa with apple juice, lemon and and sprig of mint!
Favourite Music: MJ, Bob Marley, Shapeshifter, Alanis Morissette, Dire Straights, Pink Floyd, Pearl Jam
Favourite Film: American Beauty
Toughest opponent: Vanessa in trainings
Other hobbies: New years eve
Favourite Celtic moment: Winning last year!

Name:  Natalie Seaman 
Nickname:  Crazy Lady - I have no idea why, I only slightly talk to myself and I maybe a bit silly - but I'm normal I swear! 
Hometown:  Milford, North Shore City - Shore Girl!!! 
Date of Birth:   3 Dec 1978 -  30 is the new 20
Occupation:  Documentation Co-ordinator at a shipping Company
Celtic Honours:  2008 League Champions - player something or rather 2008.
Favourite playing position:  Somewhere in the front in the corner.  'No one puts baby in a corner' 
Favourite Food:  Roast Chicken - Chocolate 
Favourite Drink:  CC & Dry & Red wine (cos I pretend to be cultured) 
Favourite Music:  LadyHawke, Gin Wigmore, Pixies, U2, Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, Faith No More
Favourite Film:   Dirty dancing, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Platoon.
Toughest opponent:  Vanessa - I am glad she's on my team!  She is one determined lady!  Good on ya! 
Other hobbies:   Playing with my puppy - Oscar - border collie/golden retriever cross.  Drinking, learning to surf and general hanging out.
Favourite Celtic moment:   Still waiting - but being able to move and not freeze when I receive the ball would be favourite moment - yet to be achieved


Name: Zoe Buller 
Nickname: Zo, Zozo, Zoo, OE, Buller, etc etc..
Hometown:Auckland
Date of Birth: 11/08/88
Occupation: Student
Celtic Honours: huh?
Favourite playing position: Right corner-back.. I hate it when Anna pretends to be injured so I have to play Right half-back!!
Favourite Food: Pizza, Nachos, Lollies
Favourite Drink: Vodka & Teapots
Favourite Music: a bit of everything
Favourite Film: The hangover!
Toughest opponent: I dont know their names yet
Other hobbies: Summer in general is a hobby of mine!
Favourite Celtic moment: Uhm training is always fun, otherwise winning games and drinking at the Clare.

Name: Angela Burnside
Nickname:Ange, Monty, Burnside
Hometown:Auckland
Date of Birth:Age of Aquarius
Occupation:Professional coffee drinker (Account Manager)
Celtic Honours:Just being there really
Favourite playing position:On the field (as opposed to on the bench)
Favourite Food:Japanese, Canton Cafe, fresh off the boat kai moana, a good steak,
Favourite Drink:Sunny day G&T with ice... rainy day G&T no ice
Favourite Music:Anything thats not Country or Jazz
Favourite Film :Funny French films
Toughest opponent: Jackie (both of them)
Other hobbies: Stamp collecting
Favourite Celtic moment:  Winning all 3 comps in 2007


Name:Jussara Bierman
Nickname:Juss, Jussie, Jay, Juicey
Hometown: Auckland
Date of Birth: 26 Jan 85
Occupation: Self confessed Entrepreneur
Celtic Honours: 2000-2009 Irish Player of the Year
Favourite playing position: Anywhere next to someone short and slow
Favourite Food: Cucumber
Favourite Drink: A good 'ole TJ.. or Vodka Red Bull (not that I drink)
Favourite Music: John Mayer, Cat Stevens, Beyonce
Favourite Film: The Mighty Ducks
Toughest opponent:  Whoever the girl was who has a chunk of my skin under her fingernails
Other hobbies:  Pretending like I can surf
Favourite Celtic moment:  Putting the round bouncy thing through the metal post things

Name: Elaine Kelly
Nickname:Gus
Hometown: Carrickmore, Co. Tyrone
Date of Birth: 25th feb 1987
Occupation: Physiotherapist, ex-superdrug specialist and thai masseur
Celtic Honours: New to the team but hoping to add a few by the end of the year
Favourite playing position: Wing half forward or mid-field when im fit enough to run all over the park
Favourite Food: After 3 weeks travelling in thailand i can confirm it is not thai food, depends on the mood, after a nights drinking the taxi driver is instructed to find me a big mac, on a sunday it has to be roast chicken with veg and all the trimmings, anything that charlie cooks always goes down well, anything that peter cooks - not so good, like some chocolate with my tea though ash always gets my last rolo!x and when im at home nothing beats onion rings from sahara!!!yum yum!
Favourite Drink: Whiskey and coke!!Very feminine i know!!also known for liking shots- from tequila to shots from a teapot if they get us drunk i'll drink it!!Also copious amounts of punjana tea!!
Favourite Music: Would have way too much to list from miley cyrus to mary black to keith urban and westlife i have it on my ipod and it rocks!!:) though at present im looking for someone to accompany me to c the legend that is ronan keating in Feb!any takers??
Favourite Film: The hangover (when i can stay awake for it), the river runs through it, hannah montana, couples retreat(more for the reminder of aisling falling in the cinema than the actual film!lol), braveheart, finding nemo...the list goes on basically lots of fun and lots of disney!!no to 300 though!!
Toughest opponent: Sarah Donnelly from Trillick in Tyrone!!In auckland probably sam cause she wont stop trying to sneak hug me!!
Other hobbies: Socialising, doing some green peace work, spooning, drinking tea, taking months to read a book, pool(though im only good when i've had a few drinks), mite try my hand at rowing or soccer, watching dvds and travelling!
Favourite Celtic moment: Being christened Gus!!thanks sam!!

NAME- Anna Poulgrain (Polgrain/Polgrane..)
NICKNAME- Poulgrain, Banana (so original)
HOMETOWN- Auckland
DOB- 02 Nov 89
OCCUPATION- Student (ugh), part time zookeeper
CELTIC HONOURS- Most Improved 04, League, Championship, All Stars 2007, League 2008
FAV PLAYING POSITION- Right Half Back
FAV FOOD- Cottage cheese and tomatoe at the mo, avocado, roast potatoes yumm
FAV DRINK- Teapots!!
FAV MUSIC- In the navy
FAV FILM- The Hangover (agreed Zoe)
TOUGHEST OPPONENT- Spud
OTHER HOBBIES- Organising gaelic, sleeping, netball, baking mmmm
FAV CELTIC MOMENT- Sneak hugs!! The craic! And a certain potatoe’s performance following GAA prizegiving ‘06...

Former Celtic Greats:



Name: James Mc Garvey (2008)
Nickname: Honey Monster, 1 of around 20
Hometown: Kincasslagh, Co. Donegal
Date of Birth: 25/07/1985
Occupation: Plumber
Celtic Honours: 2008 league winners, auckland all star
Favourite playing position: Full forward, Midfield
Favourite food: Steak and spuds, some onions and mushrooms.
Favourite drink: cider
Favourite music: any thing from oasis, u2, greenday, killers....
Favourite films: shawshank redemption, saw 1-5..
Toughest opponent: in eire- paul mc gonigle,intercounty player, in nz- eoin kileen
Other hobbies: soccer, rugby, drinking etc
Favourite celtic moment: has to be celebrating the league title with all the lads and ladies on the last days of the season 2008 



Name: Kevin McNamee(2008)
Nickname: Kev Mac, Merkin, Special K
Hometown: Leixlip Co. Kildare
Date of Birth: 19/11/1983
Occupation: IT nerd
Celtic Honours: 2008 league title
Favourite playing position: Full Back
Favourite Food: Duck with plum sauce & fried noodles
Favourite Drink: Steinlager Pure
Favourite Music: Crowded House, Saw Doctors, Rammstein
Favourite Film: Supernova
Toughest opponent: John McGrinder
Other hobbies: Eating drinking sleeping
Favourite Celtic moment: Andrew Hickey kicking a 50 vs Gaels

Comments
baz 21 Oct : 06:25
Other nicknames include Steamer and ladyboy!!!!!!!!!!!1
chairman razor 27 Oct : 21:58
paul mc gonigle intercounty player, where jimmy donegal? wouldnt be worth a fuck anywhere elce in the country
baz 30 Oct : 21:32
Ray, else is spelt with a 's'

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