Finian Hanley (born 4 January 1985) is a former
Gaelic football player from
Galway
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. He played his club football with
Salthill-Knocknacarra
Salthill-Knocknacarra () is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Salthill and Knocknacarra areas in Galway City, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Salthill-Knocknacarra GAA Club caters for huge numbers of young boys a ...
and inter-county football for
Galway
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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
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'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.
After being a key figure in Galway's successful Minor and Under-21 teams of recent years, Hanley made his Senior debut against
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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
Salthill-Knocknacarra () is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Salthill and Knocknacarra areas in Galway City, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Salthill-Knocknacarra GAA Club caters for huge numbers of young boys a ...
's triumphant All-Ireland Club Championship-winning side in 2006. They defeated
St. Galls
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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
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against
Australia in Australia in the
International Rules Series
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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
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(2): 2005, 2012
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Connacht Senior Club Football Championship
The Connacht Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between senior clubs in Connacht, with one qualifying from each of the five individual county championships. The winners of the Connacht football champ ...
(1): 2005
*
All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament which began in season 1970–71. It is the top-tier competition for the senior football clubs of Ireland and London.
The current champions are Kilcoo of ...
(1): 2006
County
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Connacht Under-21 Football Championship
The Connacht GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Connacht Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the hi ...
(1): 2005
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All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
The GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the EirGrid GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association ( ...
(1): 2005
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Connacht Senior Football Championship
The Connacht Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA. All of the counties of Connacht participate in the championship, as well as counties London and New York. The winning ...
(3): 2005, 2008, 2016
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FBD Insurance League
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(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
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(5): 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanley, Finian
1985 births
Living people
People from Galway (city)
Galway inter-county Gaelic footballers
Irish international rules football players
Salthill-Knocknacarra Gaelic footballers