Jason Hetherington

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Jason Hetherington
Personal information
Full nameJason Hetherington
Born (1970-08-23) 23 August 1970 (age 52)
Baralaba, Queensland, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1993 Gold Coast Seagulls 1530012
1994–00 Canterbury Bulldogs 118130052
2001–02 London Broncos 4090036
Total1732500100
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1998–00 Queensland 80000
1998–00 Australia 21004
Source: [1]
As of 23 October 2019

Jason Hetherington is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. Hetherington played club football for the Gold Coast Seagulls and Canterbury-Bankstown in Australia and for the London Broncos in the Super League.

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Background

Hetherington was born in Baralaba, Queensland, Australia.

Playing career

He established himself as a hooker, but he started his career off as a five-eighth. Hetherington made his first grade debut for the Gold Coast in round 1 1993 against the Western Suburbs at Campbelltown Stadium. Hetherington made 15 appearances in his debut season as the Gold Coast finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon.

Hetherington then joined Canterbury in 1994. Hetherington played for Canterbury in their 1994 Grand Final loss against the Canberra Raiders. The following year, Hetherington was part of the Canterbury side which won the 1995 premiership defeating Manly-Warringah in the grand final. [2]

In the 1998 NRL season, Hetherington played 27 games as Canterbury finished 9th on the table and qualified for the finals. Canterbury proceeded to make the 1998 NRL Grand Final after winning 4 sudden death elimination matches in a row including the club's famous preliminary final victory over rivals Parramatta which is considered to be one of the greatest comebacks of all time. After being 18-2 down with less than 10 minutes remaining, Canterbury scored 3 tries to take the game into extra-time before winning the match 32–20. [3] [4]

The following week, he played at hooker for Canterbury in the 1998 NRL grand final loss to the Brisbane Broncos. Hetherington also gained selection for Australia in 1998. [5]

He also played representative football for Queensland, including one Man of the Match performance in the opening game of the 1999 series.

In Super League he played for the London Broncos. In 2000, Hetherington was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australia's international standing in the sport of rugby league.

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References

  1. ↑ "Jason Hetherington - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Top 5 grand final moments for Canterbury Bulldogs". Daily Telegraph.
  3. ↑ "Top 10 preliminary final heartbreaks". www.nrl.com.
  4. ↑ "Memorable Match: 1998 Preliminary Final". www.bulldogs.com.au.
  5. ↑ "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.


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