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==Career==
He established himself as a {{rlp|hk}}, but he started his career off as a {{rlp|fe}}. Hetherington played club football for the [[Gold Coast Chargers]] and the [[Canterbury Bulldogs|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 state rugby league team|Queensland]], including one Man of the Match performance in the opening game of the 1999 series. Hetherington also gained selection for [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]]. In [[Super League]] he played for the [[London Broncos#1994–2005: Broncos and Super League|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.
He established himself as a {{rlp|hk}}, but he started his career off as a {{rlp|fe}}. Hetherington played club football for the [[Gold Coast Chargers]] and the [[Canterbury Bulldogs|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 state rugby league team|Queensland]], including one Man of the Match performance in the opening game of the 1999 series. Hetherington also gained selection for [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]]. In [[Super League]] he played for the [[London Broncos#1994–2005: Broncos and Super League|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


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==References==

Revision as of 16:57, 13 December 2018

Jason Hetherington
Personal information
Born (1973-08-23) 23 August 1973 (age 50)
Baralaba, Queensland, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993 Gold Coast Chargers 15 3 0 0 12
1994–00 Canterbury Bulldogs 118 13 0 0 52
2001–02 London Broncos 40 9 0 0 36
Total 173 25 0 0 100
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998–00 Queensland 8 0 0 0 0
1998–00 Australia 2 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 19 May 2017

Jason Hetherington (born 23 August 1970 ) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s.

Background

Hetherington was born in Baralaba, Queensland, Australia.

Career

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.

References

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