Colin O'Riordan

Colin O'Riordan
Personal information
Full name	Colin O'Riordan
Born	(1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 30) Templemore, County Tipperary
Original team	Tipperary
Debut	Round 17, 2018
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Position	Halfback
Club information
Current club	Sydney (women's coach)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2015–2022	Sydney	34 (1)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
2026–	Sydney (women's)	0 (0–0–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 23, 2022.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Colin O'Riordan

Personal information
Native name	Cóilín Ó Ríordáin (Irish)
Born	(1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 30)
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Sport	Gaelic Football
Position	Midfield

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2016	Sydney	38	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	Sydney	38	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	Sydney	38	3	0	1	24	25	49	17	7	0.0	0.3	8.0	8.3	16.3	5.7	2.3
2019	Sydney	38	12	1	1	86	83	169	52	27	0.1	0.1	7.2	6.9	14.1	4.3	2.3
2020 [a]	Sydney	38	8	0	0	39	37	76	20	13	0.0	0.0	4.9	4.6	9.5	2.5	1.6
2021	Sydney	38	6	0	0	30	15	45	13	6	0.0	0.0	5.0	2.5	7.5	2.2	1.0
2022	Sydney	38	5	0	0	21	15	36	9	1	0.0	0.0	4.2	3.0	7.2	1.8	0.2
Career			34	1	2	200	175	375	111	54	0.0	0.1	5.9	5.1	11.0	3.3	1.6

1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours

Tipperary

• National League (Division 4) (1): 2014
• Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2015 (c)
• All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 2011
• Munster Minor Football Championship (2): 2011, 2012
• Munster Senior Football Championship (1): 2020

Awards

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

See also

• Irish experiment

References

1. "Profile: Colin O'Riordan". Tipperary GAA website. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
2. "Family Ties: Colin O'Riordan focused on football". GAA website. 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
3. "Sweeney stars for relentless Tipp". Irish Examiner. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
4. "My Club: Colin O'Riordan - JK Brackens". GAA website. 9 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
5. "'I just put in an emotional plea to them' - From Sydney approval to a Tipperary Munster champion". The 42. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
6. "Tipperary end 85-year wait for Munster senior football glory with famous win over Cork". The 42. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
7. "Tipperary end 85-year wait to win Munster crown". RTE Sport. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
8. "'It just goes to show the passion of the man that he wants to play with Tipperary'". The 42. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
9. "'Live good times because bad times are going to chew you up' - Colm O'Riordan on 2020 heroics and life in the AFL". Irish Independent. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
10. "'Embarrassed' at Tipp's defeat to Mayo, online criticism and entering final year of Swans contract". The 42. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
11. "2020 PwC All-Stars Football nominations announced". GAA.ie. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
12. "Dublin dominate football All Star nominations with 13". Irish Times. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
13. "Swans nab Irish young gun O'Riordan as international rookie". AFL website. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
14. "AFL 2018: Colin O'Riordan's remarkable journey from Tipparary to Sydney Swans debut". Fox Sports. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
15. "Tipperary star forced to call time on AFL career due to chronic hip injury". The 42. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
16. "Injury-hit Colin O'Riordan calls time on AFL career". RTE Sport. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
17. "Colin O'Riordan named Sydney Swans AFLW Coach". Sydney Swans . 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
18. "Colin O'Riordan". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

External links

• Colin O'Riordan's profile on the official website of the Sydney Swans
• Colin O'Riordan at AustralianFootball.com
• Colin O'Riordan's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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)	U21 Footballer of the Year 2015	Succeeded by Diarmuid O'Connor (Mayo)