Colin O'Riordan

Colin O'Riordan
Personal information
Irish name	Cóilín Ó Ríordáin
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Midfield
Born	(1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation	Student
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Killea Gaa
Club titles
Tipperary titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	University College Dublin
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2014-present	Tipperary	9 (2-8)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NFL	0
All Stars	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:22, 1 August 2015.

Colin O'Riordan (born 12 October 1995) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Tipperary senior team.^[1]

Born in Templemore, County Tipperary, O'Riordan first excelled at Gaelic games during his schooling at Our Lady's Secondary School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minors teams as a dual player before later joining the under-21 sides. He made his senior debut during the 2014 league. O'Riordan immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and has won one National League (Division 4) medal.^[2]

At club level O'Riordan plays both Gaelic football and hurling with J. K. Bracken's.^[3]

In October 2015, O'Riordan signed an international rookie contract with the Sydney Swans in the AFL.^[4]

O'Riordan's father, Michael, and his brothers, Kevin and Alan, have also played at various levels with Tipperary.^[5]

Honours

Player

Tipperary

National League (Division 4) (1): 2015
Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2015 (c)
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 2011
Munster Minor Football Championship (2): 2011, 2012

Honours

Awards

EirGrid Under-21 Player of the Year (1): 2015

References

↑ "Profile: Colin O'Riordan". Tipperary GAA website. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
↑ "Sweeney stars for relentless Tipp". Irish Examiner. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
↑ "My Club: Colin O'Riordan - JK Brackens". GAA website. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
↑ "Swans nab Irish young gun O'Riordan as international rookie". AFL website. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
↑ "Family Ties: Colin O'Riordan focused on football". GAA website. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Dylan Fitzell	Tipperary Minor Football Captain 2013	Succeeded by Willie Connors
Preceded by John Meagher	Tipperary Under-21 Football Captain 2015	Succeeded by Incumbent
Awards
Preceded by Conor McHugh (Dublin)	EirGrid Under-21 Player of the Year 2015	Succeeded by Incumbent

Sydney Swans – current squad

1 Rose
2 Johnson
3 McVeigh (c)
4 Hannebery
5 Heeney
6 Mitchell
7 Cunningham
8 Tippett
9 Davis*
10 Jones
11 Laidler
12 Kennedy
13 Nankervis
14 Mills
15 K. Jack (c)
16 Rohan
17 Hiscox
18 Sinclair
19 Derickx
20 Reid
21 McGlynn
22 Towers
23 Franklin
24 Rampe
25 T. Richards
26 Parker
27 Robinson
28 Newman*
29 Hewett
30 Leonardis
31 Marsh*
32 Talia
33 B. Jack
34 Dawson
35 Naismith
36 Aliir
38 O'Riordan*
39 Grundy
40 Smith
41 Papley*
42 X. Richards
43 Melican*
44 Lloyd
45 Foote*
46 Murray*
47 Galloway*

Coach: Longmire

* denotes rookie listed players

2016 AFL rookie draft

First round	1. Jesse Glass-McKasker 2. Jackson Paine 3. Tom Keough 4. Gach Nyuon 5. Nick O'Kearney 6. Josh Wagner 7. Lachlan Keeffe 8. Sam Reid 9. Jock Cornell 10. Will Snelling 11. Bradley Lynch 12. Callum Moore 13. Paul Hunter 14. Tom Papley 15. Farren Ray 16. Matt Uebergang 17. Jordan Snadden 18. Luke Surman

Second round	19. Andrew Gallucci 20. Reuben William 21. Darcy MacPherson 22. Anthony McDonald-Tipungwati 23. Nick Coughlan 24. Viv Michie 25. Josh Smith 26. Daniel Lloyd 27. James Parsons 28. Cameron Hewett 29. Luke Goetz 30. Maribor Chol 31. Jonathon Beech 32. Harrison Marsh 33. Majak Daw 34. Ryan Nyhuis 35. Brant Colledge 36. Kade Stewart

Third round	37. Matthew Korcheck 38. Ryan Davis 39. Will Hams 40. Josh Saunders 41. Joel Smith 42. Josh Thomas 44. Tom Ruggles 45. Dan Houston 46. Jed Adcock 47. Adam Marcon 48. Hugh Greenwood 50. Anthony Morabito 51. Alec Waterman 52. Alex Woodward 53. Cameron Loersch

Fourth round	54. Tom Wallis 55. Tim Golds 57. Kane Mitchell 58. Alex Keath 59. Kyle Galloway 60. Josh Deluca 61. Simon Tunbridge 62. Conor Glass

Fifth round	63. Danny Stanley 64. Darrean Wyatt 66. Sam Murray

Sixth round	67. Jesse Joyce 69. Colin O'Riordan

Tipperary - 2011 All-Ireland Minor Football Champions (2nd title)

1 E. Comerford
2 N. O'Sullivan
3 J. Meagher
4 C. O'Sullivan
5 C. O'Riordan
6 D. Fitzell
7 S. Kenendy
8 S. O'Brien
9 I. Fahey
10 G. Henry
11 J. McGrath
12 B. Maher
13 L. McGrath (c)
14 M. Quinlivan
15 T. J. Ryan

Subs used: P. Quirke for J. McGrath; C. Kennedy for T. J. Ryan; A. McGuire for C. O'Riordan; J. Lonergan for G. Henry; J. Martin for B. Maher

Manager: D. Power
Selectors: T. Duggan; F. McDonnell

Tipperary - 2015 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship runners-up

1 E. Comerford 2 C. O'Shaughnessy 3 J. Feehan 4 K. Fahey 5 R. Mulcahy 6 L. Boland 7 B. Maher 8 S. O'Brien 9 C. O'Riordan (c) 10 J. Lonergan 11 I. Fahey 12 L. Casey 13 K. O'Halloran 14 J. Keane 15 P. Maher Subs used J. McGrath for P. maher Manager T. Toomey Selectors M. O'Loughlin M. McGeehin E. Cooney P. Creedon

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