Jason Hetherington

Jason Hetherington

Personal information
Full name	Jason Hetherington Eli Hetherington is his son
Date of birth	(1970-08-23) 23 August 1970
Place of birth	Baralaba, Queensland, Australia
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
University	University of Queensland
Club information
Position	Hooker
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
Years Club Baralaba Panthers Ipswich Jets
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points) 1992–1993 1994–2000 2001–2002 Gold Coast Chargers Canterbury Bulldogs London Broncos 15 (12) 118 (52) 37 (36)
Representative teams
1998–2000 1998–2000 Queensland Australia 8 (0) 2 (4)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

Jason Hetherington (born 23 August 1970 in Baralaba, Queensland) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He established himself as a hooker, but he started his career off as a five-eighth. Hetherington played club football for the Gold Coast Chargers and the Bulldogs in Australia, winning a premiership with the latter in 1995. He played at hooker for the Canterbury Bulldogs in their loss at the 1998 NRL grand final to the Brisbane Broncos. He also played representative football for Queensland, including one Man of the Match performance in the opening game of the 1999 series. Hetherington also gained selection for Australia. 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.

Ipswich, Queensland Baralaba, Queensland

External links

• Player Details at stateoforigin.com.au
• Canterbury Bulldogs profile
• NRL points
• Rugby League Project stats
• Broncos boss blasts Aussies
• Hetherington is April ace