Pat O'Hanlon

Patrick O'Hanlon is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played 17 games for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and 35 games for Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League.

Patrick O'Hanlon
Personal information
BornBundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–13 Parramatta Eels 20 1 0 0 4
2014–16 Canterbury Bulldogs 12 0 0 0 0
Total 32 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]

National Youth Competition

A Mackay Brothers junior, O'Hanlon was signed by Parramatta after being selected for Queensland U/18's & Australian schoolboys. Dominating in 2010 and 2011, O'Hanlon in 2010 was named on the bench to play first grade against the New Zealand Warriors in round 17, but did not play.

NRL career

O'Hanlon made his NRL debut in round 17, 2011 against the Brisbane Broncos, coming off the bench to play centre for the injured Jacob Loko. O'Hanlon played nine games in his debut season for Parramatta as the club narrowly avoided the wooden spoon. Parramatta defeated the Gold Coast in the final round of the regular season at Cbus Super Stadium to avoid the dreaded award.

O'Hanlon scored his first try in round 3, 2012 against the North Queensland Cowboys. O'Hanlon played 2 games for Parramatta in the 2012 NRL season as the club finished last for the first time since 1972. The following year, O'Hanlon played 9 games as Parramatta finished last for a second consecutive year.[2][3][4][5]

O'Hanlon signed with Canterbury-Bankstown for the 2014 NRL season.

Injury and retirement

In the first week of the 2014 NRL finals series, O'Hanlon suffered a compound left leg fracture. After playing a handful of games in the NSW Cup in 2015, O'Hanlon struggled to gain enough strength to play with confidence.[6] O'Hanlon retired after the 2016 season.[7]

References
  1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Pat O'Hanlon - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
  3. "Parramatta Eels defeat the Gold Coast Titans to avoid wooden spoon for 2011". Daily Telegraph.
  4. "Season review: Parramatta Eels". www.nrl.com.
  5. "Parramatta Eels: Five times they should have been set for a big season but flopped". Fox Sports.
  6. "I saw bone in my sock: O'Hanlon". Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  7. "ISP NSW | Arrivals & Departures". New South Wales Rugby League. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2020.


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