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Team mates – Antrim’s Conor Stewart

Name: Conor Stewart

Age: 20

Teams played for: All Saints Ballymena, St Louis Grammar and Antrim Senior Footballers

Which team mate has been the most inspirational and why?

Sean McVeigh – he’s just finished his 21st season of senior football and he’s still the first there at training.

Who’s the best team mate to train with and why?

Paddy McAleer – keeps the standards high and leads by example

Which team mate is the worst to train with and why?

All the lads are great to train with.

Which team mate do you want to mark in training and why?

Emmett Killough is a real tough tackler and hard to get by.

Which team mate do you dread marking in training and why?

Emmett Killough for the same reason. James McDonnell is tough too.

Which team mate is the best on journeys away?

Jim and Brendy McDonnell.

Which team is the worst for journeys away?

Aldergrove away on a Wednesday night is never a nice fixture

What’s the funniest thing you’ve heard in training or in a match, and who said it?

One of our underage coaches, Aidy McCann, always had something good for calling someone for over carrying – “He’s away for a sponsored walk with the
ball!”

He’d have something different every week

What’s the worst excuse you’ve heard to get out of training?

A few boys have missed sessions to go away for the night with the Mrs, I’ll not name any names.

Which team mate is the loudest in the changing room?

Steven ‘Macca’ McAvoy

Which team mate is the most sensible?

Matty Downey

Who is the smartest of all your team mates?

Has to be Matty Downey again, man’s got brains to burn.

Who’s the best team mate to celebrate with?

Peter McReynolds. You’d do well to keep up with him on the pitch or off it.

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INSPIRATIONAL… Paddy McAleer

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TRAINING… Conor Stewart says he enjoys training with his team mates at club and county

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