Jonathan O'Rourke

Jonathan O'Rourke (born 21 April 1994) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Jonathan O'Rourke
Personal information
Full name Jonathan O'Rourke
Date of birth (1994-04-21) 21 April 1994
Original team(s) Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 2 , 2012 national draft
Debut Round 16, 2013, Greater Western Sydney
vs. Sydney, at Sydney Cricket Ground
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2013–2014 Greater Western Sydney 09 (0)
2015–2018 Hawthorn 12 (4)
Total 21 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Junior career

O'Rourke was known as an inside midfielder with a hunger for contested football with good speed and endurance. A member of the Calder Cannons, O'Rourke was awarded 2012 All Australian honours following the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships.

AFL career

Greater Western Sydney

O'Rourke was recruited by the Greater Western Sydney club in the 2012 national draft, with pick 2. His rookie year was blighted by injuries with hamstring problems and a broken jaw. O'Rourke made his debut in round 16, 2013, against Sydney at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[1] O'Rourke spent the early part of the 2014 season playing for the Giants in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL). When he managed to break into the Giant's AFL team he strung together seven successive games before again injuring his hamstring to miss the last game of the season.

Hawthorn

At the end of the 2014 season, he requested a trade back to Melbourne. He nominated Hawthorn as his club of choice and he was officially traded to Hawthorn in October.[2]

O'Rourke spent most of the 2015 season developing in the VFL, he didn't miss a game all season which was a change from being injury ridden at the "Giants."

O'Rourke's time since 2015 has been frustrated with a series of hamstring rated injuries. He missed the majority of 2017 with hamstring related injuries, injuring himself a week before the season then later on mid year.

O'Rourke was delisted at the end of the 2018 season.[3] He signed to play with the Northern Blues in the Victorian Football League in 2019.[4]

Personal life

Growing up, O'Rourke supported the Richmond Football Club. He cites Roger Federer and Chris Judd as being among his sporting heroes.[5]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2018.[6]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2013 Greater Western Sydney 24100527230.00.05.02.07.02.03.0
2014 Greater Western Sydney 2480037579422110.00.04.67.111.82.81.4
2015 Hawthorn 13210142034830.50.07.010.017.04.01.5
2016 Hawthorn 13731495410316190.40.17.07.714.72.32.7
2017 Hawthorn 130——————————————
2018 Hawthorn 133002032521160.00.06.710.717.33.72.0
Career 214112516529059420.20.06.07.913.82.82.0

Honours and achievements

Team

References
  1. Huguenin, Michael (22 August 2013). "Preview: GWS v Richmond". Sportal. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. Bowen, Nick; Browne, Ashley (9 October 2014). "First trade off the rank: O'Rourke now a Hawk". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. "Hawthorn Cut Trio". Triple M. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  4. "VFL SEASON PREVIEW: Northern Blues". Victorian Football League. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  5. Getting to know: Jonathan O'Rourke, Hawthorn Football Club official website, 24 December 2014
  6. "Jonathan O'Rourke". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

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