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 31)
Mullingar, Ireland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Occupation Ruminant Product Manager
Club(s)
YearsClub
St Loman's
Club titles
Westmeath titles 4
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
UCD
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2011–
Westmeath 35 (4-158)
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 18 June 2023.

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.

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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 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

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

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

As of match played

TeamYear National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Westmeath 2011 Division 3 10-0110-04
2012 Division 2 10-0520-09
201372-3220-1011-05
2014 Division 1 40-2110-0310-04
2015 Division 2 70-3241-26
2016 Division 3 71-3130-1510-10
2017 Division 4 83-6031-1410-06
2018 Division 3 61-3610-00
201910-0120-01
2020 Division 2 71-2210-03
202120-13
2022 Division 3 21-09
202363-3210-0330-16
Career total233-103121-55354-158

Honours

Westmeath
Individual

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References

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  6. IC11 Preview - Warriors unearth Irish talent Down Under
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  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