This information was last updated on January 4th 2012

Barry Grogan

Club: Aherlow
Age: 27
Height: 6-0
Weight: 14 st
Occupation: Plumber
Honours: NFL Promotion Div 4, 2008; NFL Div 3 title 2009; Co SFC 2006 with Aherlow

Barry played a key part as Aherlow claimed a historic senior football championship success in 2006. Barry was at full-forward on the 2007 Tipperary Under 21 Football team and scored 3 goals against Cork in the 2007 Munster Under 21 Football Final. Barry made his championship debut at corner-forward in the 2007 Munster semi-final, scoring 2 points from play. Barry captained the Tipperary Senior Footballers for the 2011 season.

Championship debut - 2007 vs. Cork

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Philip Austin 

Club: Borrisokane
Age: 26
Height: 5-11
Weight: 13 st
Occupation: Student
Honours: NFL Promotion Div 4, 2008; NFL Div 3 title 2009. Munster U-21 Hurling 2006; All-Ireland Vocational School, Borrisokane 2005; All-Ireland Junior Vocational Schools Borrisokane 2002.

Peter Acheson
Club: Moyle Rovers
Age: 23
Honours: Munster and All-Ireland Minor Hurling medal 2007, Munster Under 21 Football medal 2010

Peter represented Tipperary at the following grades - Minor Hurling (2007, 2008), Minor Football (2007, 2008), Under 21 Football (2009, 2010).  Peter made his Senior competitive debut for Tipperary against UL in the 2010 McGrath Cup. Peter made his National Football League debut as a substitute against Laois in February 2010. Peter won a Munster Under 21 Football medal in 2010, winning the man of the match award in the final against Kerry.

Paddy Codd
Club: Killenaule
Age: 24
Height: 6-1
Weight: 14-7
Occupation: Student
Honours: NFL Div 3 title 2009

U/L - Secondary teaching. Father Paddy was a top amateur jockey riding Bit of a skite to victory in Cheltenham for Eddie O Grady and J P McManus.

Hugh Coghlan
Club: Portlaoise
Age: 29
Height: 6-1
Weight: 14st
Occupation: Garda
Honours: NFL Promotion Div 4, 2008; NFL Div 3 title 2009; All-Ireland, Leinster and Co SFC with Saint Vincent’s Dublin; Rice Cup an Whyte Cup Schools with Our Lady’s Templemore; Co IFC with Moyne Templetuohy 2005; Member of Under Dogs side in 2004. 

Hugh is a native of Moyne-Templetuohy and now plays with the Portlaoise club in Laois. Hugh is also an accomplished hurler and lined out for the 2005 Tipperary Intermediate hurling team. Hugh made his championship debut as a second half substitute against Kerry in the 2006 Munster Championship semi-final. Hugh won a won Dublin, Leinster and All-Ireland Club Senior Football medals with St. Vincents of Dublin in 2007 / 2008.

Championship debut - 2006 vs. Kerry
Number of Appearances - 9

Paul Fitzgerald
Club: Fethard
Age: 35
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 104 kg 
Occupation: Robert A Merry Limited, Clonmel
Honours: McGrath Cup 2003; Tommy Murphy Cup 2005; NFL Promotion Div 4, 2008; NFL Div 3 title 2009; Munster Minor Football 1995; 2 County SFC 1997, 2001; 3 Co SFL 2001, 2003, 2004; Railway Cup 2008; South Tipp Footballer of the Year 2008; 

Paul is a goalie of the highest calibre, Man of the match in the Tommy Murphy Cup Final in Croke Park in 2005, Played for Munster in 2005, 2006 and 2007 in the Interprovincial Championships, on the Tipp Under 21 Teams 1997, 1998, Junior Team 2002 beaten in Munster Final to Kerry, holder of McGrath Cup Medal in 2003. Also an accomplished Hurling Goalie for his Club.

Brian Fox
Club: Eire Og Annacarty
Age: 25
Height: 5-11
Weight: 11 st
Occupation: Student
Honours: NFL Promotion Div 4, 2008; NFL Div 3 title 2009; 2 All-Ireland Vocational with Tipperary 2006,’07; 3 Munster Voc with Tipp 2005, ’06,’07; Mun VOC Sch 2007 St Albie’s; Co IHC with Eire Og.

Championship debut - 2009 vs. Limerick
Number of Appearances - 7

George Hannigan
Club: Shannon Rovers
Age: 26
Height: 6-1
Weight: 14st
Occupation: Teacher
Honours: NFL Promotion Div 4, 2008; NFL Div 3 title 2009; Member Irish Compromise U-17 team. Won series 2005; Trench Cup winner with Mary I in 2008; Harty Cup an All-Ireland College winner with Saint Flannans 2005

George made his National Football League debut for Tipperary at midfield against Sligo February 2006. George was the captain of the Tipperary Minor Football team in 2005. George is also an accomplished hurler, winning a Harty Cup medal with St. Flannans at wing-back in 2005. George is from the Shannon Rovers club in North Tipperary and he captained their Junior Football team to win the 2005 North Junior A Football Final against Nenagh Eire Og. George made his championship debut as a substitute against Kerry in the 2006 Munster Senior Football semi-final.

Championship debut - 2006 vs. Kerry

Brian Jones
Club: Arravale Rovers
Age: 24
Height: 6-2
Weight 14 st
Occupation: Student
Honours: NFL Promotion Div 4, 2008; NFL Div 3 title 2009.

Championship debut - 2008 vs. Limerick
Number of Appearances - 7

Ciaran McDonald
Club: Aherlow
Age: 23
Height: 6’-1”
Weight: 13st
Occupation: Student NUIG
Honours: NFL Promotion Div 4, 2008; NFL Div 3 title 2009; 1 Co SFC with Aherlow 2007;
1 Munster Schools with Abbey CBS 2007, Vodafone Player of the Month for March 2009, Munster Under 21 Football medal 2010

Ciaran made his Championship debut at 19 years of age for the Tipperary Senior Football against Limerick in the first round of the Munster Senior Football Championship. Ciaran has played football for Tipperary at Minor, Under 21 and Senior level. Ciaran captained Tipperary to win the 2010 Munster Under 21 Football title at the expense of Kerry. Ciaran's mother is from Germany.

Championship debut - 2008 vs. Limerick
Number of Appearances - 6

Ciaran McGrath
Club: Loughmore-Castleiney
Age: 26
Height: 5’-10”
Weight: 12st

Ciaran represented Tipperary at the following grades - Minor Football (2003, 2004, 2005), Under 21 Football (2006, 2007, 2008) and Under 21 Hurling (2008). Ciaran made his Senior competitive debut for Tipperary against UL in the 2010 McGrath Cup.  Ciaran made his National Football League debut at wing-back against Laois in February 2010. Ciaran plays for Loughmore-Castleiney and has won County and Munster Club Senior Hurling honours.  Ciaran was named as the 2010 Mid Footballers of the Year. 

Ciaran's father Michael represented the county in both codes winning an All Ireland U-21 hurling medal in 1979 with Tipperary. Michael also has five county football titles and was on the Loughmore team that won the first ever county final in hurling for the club in 1988. Ciaran has had huge success with his club winning a total of eighteen Mid titles and eight County titles both in hurling and football.

Honours : 
Hurling 

2 Mid & 1 County U-12 title 

1 Mid U-16 title 

I Mid & 1 County Minor title 

1 U-21 Mid title 

1 Mid & 1 County Senior title 

1 Munster Club Championship title 

1 Munster U-21 title 

Football 

2 Mid Minor & 1 County title 

3 Mid & 3 County U-21 title 

1 Mid Junior title 

6 Mid & 1 County Senior title

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Andrew Morrissey 
Club: Galtee Rovers
Age: 29
Height:  5-7
Weight: 11-7
Occupation: Self-Employed Bricklayer
Honours: NFL Div 3 title 2009; Co SFC 2008, 5 West S. F. C., Co. I. H. C., Various Underage titles, Captained Abbey C. B. S. to All-Ireland “B hurling Title. Munster Minor & U21 Hurling

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Brian Mulvihill

Club: Moyle Rovers
Age: 27
Height: 5-11
Weight: 13 st
Occupation: Trainee Accountant
Honours: NFL Promotion Div 4, 2008; NFL Div 3 title 2009; Tommy Murphy Cup 2005; Munster Compromise Rules 2004; Co SFC 2007 with Moyle Rovers. 

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Matthew O’Donnell
Club: Killenaule
Age: 24
Height: 5-11
Weight: 13-12
Occupation: Labourer
Honours: NFL Promotion Div 4, 2008; NFL Div 3 title 2009; All-Ireland Minor Hurling 2007.

Matthew has played for Tipperary at Minor, Under 21 and Senior Football level as well as winning an All-Ireland Minor Hurling medal with Tipperary as sub-goalie in 2006. Matthew made his Senior Football Championship debut vs. Louth as goalkeeper in the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Qualifiers.  Matthew's father Matt is a famous greyhound trainer.

Championship debut - 2009 vs. Louth
Number of Appearances - 3