Xavier O'Halloran

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Xavier O'Halloran
Personal information
Full name Xavier O'Halloran
Date of birth (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Essendon, Victoria
Original team(s) Western Jets (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 22, 2018 national draft, Greater Western Sydney
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Greater Western Sydney
Number 33
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019 Greater Western Sydney 67 (25)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Xavier O'Halloran (born 11 July 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with the 22nd draft pick in the 2018 AFL draft. [1] [2] [3] O'Halloran's grandfather was Footscray Bulldogs 1954 premiership player Ron McCarthy. [4]

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Early football

O'Halloran played school football for his team at St. Bernard's College in Melbourne, where he won the Herald Sun Shield and the Neale Daniher Award. [5] [6] He also captained the Western Jets in the NAB League for the 2018 season, [5] while playing for them in the 2017 and 2018 seasons, where he picked up a total of 31 goals. [7] O'Halloran also represented and captained Vic Metro in the AFL Under 18 Championships for the 2018 season. [8] [5]

AFL career

O'Halloran debuted in the Giants' four point win against the Essendon Bombers in the tenth round of the 2020 AFL season. [9] [10] [11] [12] O'Halloran picked up 9 disposals, 3 tackles and a clearance. [13]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2024 [14]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
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  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 Greater Western Sydney 330
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Greater Western Sydney 3320091019260.00.04.55.09.51.03.0
2021 Greater Western Sydney 3317531245618042220.20.17.23.210.52.41.2
2022 Greater Western Sydney 331413885514335240.00.26.23.910.22.51.7
2023 Greater Western Sydney 33151181038318631430.70.56.95.512.42.12.9
2024 Greater Western Sydney 3319871298321241510.40.46.84.411.22.22.7
Career6725214532877401511460.40.36.84.311.02.32.2
  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.

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