- Name: Catherine Marley.
- Age: 24.
- Teams played for:
- Lissummon, Armagh ladies, University of Ulster, Jordanstown.
- Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why?
- Clones, a class pitch that is now associated with good memories for me.
- Which opposition ground do you dislike going to and why?
- Silverbridge, for one half you’re playing uphill.
- What team have you enjoyed the most success against?
- Tyrone, always a good contest but we always seem to dig deep for the victory against them.
- Which team have you enjoyed least success against?
- Clan Eireann at club level, but I think this is our year…
- Which opposition player have you enjoyed marking?
- Leah Caffrey from Dublin. I love the challenge of marking players that are classed as some of the best in the country.
- Which opposition player have you disliked marking?
- A certain Dublin player that fell on top of me on a challenge match that resulted in me dislocating my thumb.
- Which player would you transfer in from a team you have come up against?
- Carla Rowe. She works so hard all over the field, a very selfless player.
- Which team, apart from your own, do you like to see do well and why?
- Cork, a team I have huge respect for.
- What’s the most frustrating defeat you have experienced?
- Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final in 2020. It was a heart-breaking defeat because we gave it our all.
- What’s the most satisfying victory you have experienced?
- Against Shane ONeill’s in the 2015 championship final. We came back from 11 points down with 10 minutes to go to end up winning.
- Which team, apart from your own, do you think could be set for big things in the coming years?
- Ballyhegan. My niece Cadhla and my nephew Dáire will be stars of the future in that team.
16 September 2018; Lucy Collins, left, and Leah Caffrey of Dublin lift the Brendan Martin cup following the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Final match between Cork and Dublin at Croke Park, Dublin. Photo by David FitzgeraldSportsfile
16 September 2018; Lucy Collins, left, and Leah Caffrey of Dublin lift the Brendan Martin cup following the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Final match between Cork and Dublin at Croke Park, Dublin. Photo by David FitzgeraldSportsfile
28 November 2020; Catherine Marley of Armagh dejected after the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship Semi-Final match between Armagh and Dublin at Kingspan Breffni in Cavan. Photo by Piaras Ó MídheachSportsfile
