Danielle O'Leary: 'This is by far the best Nellies team I've played on'

Brunell runs in the O’Leary family DNA with her dad Kieran an ex-Blue Demons baller, like her uncle Michael, who is current club chairman.

IN THE BLOOD: Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell's Jayla Johnson, Danielle O'Leary and JJ Williams at Bell’s Field, Cork ahead of the InsureMyHouse.ie National Cup Finals. Pic: Laszlo Geczo, Inpho

For Danielle O’Leary, Brunell is all about family.

She was raised halfway between the Parochial Hall and Neptune Stadium in the cradle of the northside’s basketball heartlands.