Sean Thomas O'Sullivan (born 21 August 1998) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL).
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| Full name | Sean Thomas O'Sullivan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 August 1998 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has previously played for the Penrith Panthers, the New Zealand Warriors, the Brisbane Broncos and the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.
Background
editO'Sullivan was born in Sydney of paternal Irish descent and Maltese on his mother side. His father is NRL recruitment officer Peter O'Sullivan, and his brother-in-law is NRL front rower Matthew Lodge.[2]
O'Sullivan played junior rugby league for the Glenmore Park Brumbies in the Penrith Rugby League.
Playing career
editSydney Roosters (2018)
editO'Sullivan made his first grade debut and scored a try in round 18 of the 2018 NRL season for the Sydney Roosters against the Gold Coast Titans.
Brisbane Broncos (2019–2020)
editO'Sullivan signed a two-year contract with the Brisbane Broncos commencing in the 2019 NRL season.[3] Altogether, he played eight games with Brisbane over two seasons.
New Zealand Warriors (2021)
editO'Sullivan joined the New Zealand Warriors for the 2021 NRL season, made twelve appearances and scored two tries.
Penrith Panthers (2022)
editIn 2022, O'Sullivan joined reigning premiers Penrith on a one-year deal. His club debut for Penrith was in round 1 of the 2022 NRL season filling in for the injured Nathan Cleary against Manly.[4] In total, O'Sullivan played twelve NRL games, scored two tries and kicked two goals for Penrith. Otherwise,he spent most of the year playing for Penrith's NSW Cup team, including their 29–22 grand final victory over Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[5]
Dolphins (2023–present)
editO'Sullivan signed a three-year deal to join the newly licensed Dolphins (NRL) club.[6] His club debut for the Dolphins was in their inaugural round 1 match of the 2023 NRL season starting at halfback as they pulled off a big upset defeating the Sydney Roosters 28–18 at Suncorp Stadium.
Sean O'Sullivan on left
Sean O'Sullivan in Brisbane 2024
Sean O'Sullivan, Kodi Nikorima and Jesse Bromwich
Statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Goals | Pts |
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| 2018 |  Sydney Roosters | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 |  Brisbane Broncos | 5 | |||
| 2020 | 3 | ||||
| 2021 |  Warriors | 12 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2022 |  Penrith Panthers | 11 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2023 |  Dolphins | 14 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 48 | 6 | 4 | 32 |
Updated as of 26 May 2024[7]
References
edit- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "New Warriors recruitment genius Peter O'Sullivan targets NRL premiership". Stuff.co.nz. 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Titans vs Roosters Summary". ESPN. 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Rugby league: NZ Warriors playmaker Sean O'Sullivan signs one-year deal with Penrith Panthers". Newshub.
- ^ "NSW Cup Grand Final 2022". www.nswrl.com.
- ^ "Sean O'Sullivan's departure for the Dolphins leaves Panthers coach Ivan Cleary feeling 'bittersweet'". www.news.com.au.
- ^ "Sean O'Sullivan". The Dolphins. Retrieved 26 May 2024.