Pat McGrath
Q1. Nickname: “Paddy Mac – The Volley King”!!
Q2. Favourite Position: Half-Back/ Midfield
Q3. Club Honours: 1 Under 14, 2 Under 16, 2 Minor, 1 Under 21, 4 Senior, 1 Munster Club, 1 All Ireland 7’s. 1 Under 16 Football and a few more Eastern medals but there just semi-finals!!
Q4. When and where did you first play hurling (who was your coach, friend etc.) Out the back garden with my father and brothers and up in the field with Paddy Sheridan.
Q5. Childhood heroes: Ger Fitzpatrick with the club and Waterford. Ciaran Carey outside of that.
Q6. Your Biggest Fear? Choking to death on an onion!!
Q7. What is your Favourite Food? Mexican.
Q8. What is your Favourite Film? Dumb and Dumber probably could quote every line.
Q9. What is your Favourite Music? Oasis – were and still are my number one.
Q10. What is your Favourite Holiday Destination? Ningaloo Reef Western Australia pure paradise.
Q11. Best sporting event Watched/Witnessed: 2004 Munster final win over Cork.
Q12. Best Mount Sion memory? 2002 Munster club final coldest day ever also.
Q13. What has been your greatest moment in sport? Any time you win a county final is a great moment.
Q14. What is your favourite Hurling ground? Didn’t play there much myself but I love Thurles.
Q15. What celebrity do you think you most look like and why? Matt Holland for my football skills.
Q16. What is the toughest part of your sporting life? Trying to get your place on the team.
Q17. Least memorable game and why? Roanmore 2008 got 3 teeth knocked out got 8 staples in the head and we didn’t win.
Q18. If you were an animal, what kind would you be? I actually am part Squirrel he’s on my right shoulder.
Q19. In your opinion what is the worst invention ever created? Why? Mobile Phone nobody’s punctual anymore.
Q20. What is your secret skill? I can do the plank until I just get bored think my record is about an hour.
Q21. Who is your ideal date, why? Beyonce what a woman!!
Q22. If there was a transfer market, what player would you like to see on the Waterford Panel? Why? Tommy Walsh – Probably the best half back in the country last 5 years.
Q23. If you had 3 people around for dinner, who would they be and why? Noel Gallagher – genius musician, Jim Carrey all round legend and your man that does the voiceover on Come Dine with Me – he’s a good craic.
Q24. What is your signature dish? Chicken enchiladas – Mexican dish.
Q25. Who is the best & worst dressed on your team, why? Pooch Browne always a very stylish man Brian Flannery’s underbags were a disgrace!!
Q26. Who is the longest in the showers after training? Mark Hoban had to move to Australia because of it, was banned from showering.
Q27. If you could go back in time, where would you go? The native American Indians had it all sown up till Columbus ruined everything.
Q28. If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional with whom would it be? Why? Pappy Bowe u just never know with the man.
Q29. What rule would you change in the GAA and why? The player that gets fouled should only be a loud to take the free i think it would make things very interesting.
Q30. Who do you admire most in Mount Sion and why? All the coaches who put in a big effort and to those behind the scenes running the club.
Q31. Advise to younger players…. Train hard, enjoy your hurling, don’t eat too much rubbish, never smoke or take drugs and only drink alcohol in moderation.
Q32. In ten years time, I hope to be ……… Nearly 40 so hopefully Fit and healthy and involved with the club in some shape or form.