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	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. http://www.sportsfile.com/search/john-heslin/
2. http://www.sportsnewsireland.com/gaa/49511/
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