John Heslin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó hEislin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full Forward | ||
| Born |
27 June 1992 Mullingar, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Occupation | Ruminant Product Manager | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St Loman's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Westmeath titles | 4 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| UCD | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2011– | Westmeath | 4 (0-14) | |
John Heslin (born 27 June 1992) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Westmeath county team[1] and Australian rules footballer for the Irish Warriors. Heslin was drafted by Australian Football League club Richmond in 2011, with Pick #90 of the Rookie Draft, but left after just 3 months, without playing a single game.
Playing career[]
Gaelic football[]
The St Loman's[2] clubman represented University College Dublin in the Sigerson Cup and Westmeath at all levels and starred as Westmeath reached the Leinster Under-21 Football Championship final. He also played in 2 games of the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and since then has been a permanent fixture in the Westmeath team.
Australian football[]
Heslin represented the Ireland national Australian rules football team, that won the 2011 Australian Football International Cup and kicked 4 goals in the tournament.
Richmond Football Club[]
Heslin joined the Tigers as a rookie in the 2012 Pre-season Draft.[3][4][5][6] After only three months on the Tigers' rookie list, homesickness proved too much for the St Loman's clubman, and he resumed his inter-county career with Westmeath.[7]
References[]
- ^ "John heslin Photos - Sportsfile Pictures - Sports Photography Agency Ireland".
- ^ "Weekend GAA club championship match previews - SportsNewsIreland SportsNewsIreland Live Scores". 2 August 2012.
- ^ IC11 Squad - Super Warriors named
- ^ IC11 Preview - Warriors unearth Irish talent Down Under
- ^ Westmeath's Heslin joins AFL exodus Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tigers sign Westmeath rookie Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Irish AFL rookie leaves Tigers Archived 2012-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Alumni of University College Dublin
- Gaelic footballers who switched code
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Irish players of Australian rules football
- St Loman's Gaelic footballers
- Westmeath inter-county Gaelic footballers