John Heslin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó hEislin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Midfield/Full Forward | ||
| Born |
27 June 1992 Mullingar, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2009- | St. Lomans | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Westmeath titles | 3 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| UCD | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2011- | Westmeath | 4 (0-14) | |
John Heslin (born 27 June 1992) is a Gaelic footballer for Westmeath[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 GAA [2] clubman represented University College Dublin in the Sigerson Cup and Westmeath GAA at all level's 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
- ↑ http://www.sportsfile.com/search/john-heslin/
- ↑ http://www.sportsnewsireland.com/gaa/49511/
- ↑ IC11 Squad - Super Warriors named
- ↑ IC11 Preview - Warriors unearth Irish talent Down Under
- ↑ Westmeath's Heslin joins AFL exodus
- ↑ Tigers sign Westmeath rookie Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Irish AFL rookie leaves Tigers