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Mike Finn
Ireland's Mike Finn takes a spectacular mark
over a pack of South African opponents in the
2008 AFL International CupPersonal information Full name Michael Finn Nickname(s) Irish Date of birth 18 May 1981 Place of birth Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland Original team Kerry GAA Height/Weight 200cm, 107kg Position(s) Ruck, Half back Club information Current club Heidelberg Football Club Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 2002 – 2005
2007 – 2008
2009
2010 –
TotalCaulfield Bears
Heidelberg
Carey Park
Heidelberg42 (24)
34 (4)
17 (12)
33 (0)
126 (40)International team honours Years Team Games (Goals) 2005-2011 Ireland 14 1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .Mike Finn Personal information Irish name Mícheál Ó bhFinn Sport Gaelic football Position Midfield Occupation Architect Club(s) Years Club Austin Stacks
Victoria GAAClub Titles Kerry titles 1 U-21 Inter-county(ies) Years County pre2002 Kerry Inter-county titles Munster titles 1 U-21 Michael 'Mike' Finn is an Irish sportsperson.
Playing career
Finn played for Ireland national Australian rules football team in the 2005 Australian Football International Cup, in Melbourne and returned with the team for the 2008 Australian Football International Cup, reaching the semi finals on both occasions. He went on to captain Ireland to reclaim the 2011 Australian Football International Cup title. He was Ireland's leading goalkicker scoring 4 goals in the final.[1] He was selected on the International Cup All Star Team on 3 occasions and won the 'best & fairest player award' in 2008. He currently plays for Heidelberg Football Club.
He represented Kerry GAA at all levels winning a Munster Under-21 Football Championship Medal in 2002 and was also part of the senior team that lost the 2002 All-Ireland Final.[2] He played with the famous Austin Stacks club in Tralee, winning a Kerry Under-21 Football Championship medal in 2002. He also represented the Ireland national basketball team 15 times.[3][4][5] [6][7][8]References
- ^ http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php?story=20110730230340745
- ^ Under 21 Football « Munster GAA Web site
- ^ Irish Warriors Profile
- ^ http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20080930161743864 Umpire votes and leading goalkickers for International Cup
- ^ Best of the best: International Cup World Team named - AFL.com.au
- ^ Mike Finn wins IC08 Best & Fairest - AFL.com.au
- ^ milwaukee bombers profile
- ^ 2005 IC Awards
Gallery
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- Kerry Gaelic footballers
- Austin Stacks footballers
- Irish basketball players
- Irish players of Australian rules football
- Gaelic footballers who switched code
- Heidelberg Football Club players
- Australian rules biography, 1980s birth stubs
- Munster Gaelic football biography stubs
- Northern European basketball biography stubs
- Irish sportspeople stubs
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