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John Heslin

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John Heslin
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó hEislin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full Forward
Born (1992-06-27) 27 June 1992 (age 32)
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 38 (4-168)
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 15 June 2024.

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 three months, without playing a single game.

Playing career

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Gaelic football

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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 two games of the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and went on to become a permanent fixture in the Westmeath team.

He was a playing member of the team when Westmeath won the 2019 National Football League Division 3 league title by a goal against Laois at Croke Park.[3]

In the 2022 Tailteann Cup Final he overtook Dessie Dolan as Westmeath's all-time championship top scorer.[4]

Australian football

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Heslin represented the Ireland national Australian rules football team, that won the 2011 Australian Football International Cup and kicked four goals in the tournament.

Richmond Football Club

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Heslin joined the Tigers as a rookie in the 2012 Pre-season Draft.[5][6][7][8] 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.[9]

Career Statistics

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As of match played 15 June 2024

Team Year National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Westmeath 2011 Division 3 1 0-01 1 0-04
2012 Division 2 1 0-05 2 0-09
2013 7 2-32 2 0-10 1 1-05
2014 Division 1 4 0-21 1 0-03 1 0-04
2015 Division 2 7 0-32 4 1-26
2016 Division 3 7 1-31 3 0-15 1 0-10
2017 Division 4 8 3-60 3 1-14 1 0-06
2018 Division 3 6 1-36 1 0-00
2019 1 0-01 2 0-01
2020 Division 2 7 1-22 1 0-03
2021 2 0-13
2022 Division 3 2 1-09
2023 6 3-32 1 0-03 3 0-16
2024 1 0-02 2 0-08
Career total 24 3-105 14 1-63 35 4-158

Honours

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Westmeath
Individual
  • Tailteann Cup Team of the Year (1): 2022

References

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  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. ^ Keane, Paul (6 April 2019). "Westmeath claim more silverware with Division 3 success". Irish Examiner.
  4. ^ "Heslin moves to top of Westmeath scoring charts". Hogan Stand. 12 July 2022.
  5. ^ IC11 Squad - Super Warriors named
  6. ^ IC11 Preview - Warriors unearth Irish talent Down Under
  7. ^ Westmeath's Heslin joins AFL exodus Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Tigers sign Westmeath rookie Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Irish AFL rookie leaves Tigers Archived 2012-08-13 at the Wayback Machine