John Heslin

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.

John Heslin
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó hEislin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full Forward
Born (1992-06-27) 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)

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
  1. "John heslin Photos - Sportsfile Pictures - Sports Photography Agency Ireland".
  2. "Weekend GAA club championship match previews - SportsNewsIreland SportsNewsIreland Live Scores". 2 August 2012.
  3. IC11 Squad - Super Warriors named
  4. IC11 Preview - Warriors unearth Irish talent Down Under
  5. Westmeath's Heslin joins AFL exodus Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Tigers sign Westmeath rookie Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Irish AFL rookie leaves Tigers Archived 2012-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
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