Jack Hetherington
Jack Hetherington (born 6 June 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the New Zealand Warriors, on loan from the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League (NRL), as a prop.
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Born | Canberra, A.C.T., Australia | 6 June 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 4 August 2020 Source: [1] |
Background
Hetherington was born in Canberra, ACT, Australia. He is the grandson of Bill Mullins, son of Brett Hetherington, and nephew of Brett Mullins.
Hetherington began playing junior rugby league for Valentine Devils.
Playing career
In 2018, he made his National Rugby League début for Penrith against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Hetherington played 13 NRL games in his rookie season, later re-signing with Penrith until the end of the 2021 season.[2]
On June 28, 2020 Hetherington was temporarily released to join the New Zealand Warriors on loan. In round 13 of the 2020 NRL season, Hetherington was placed on report for a dangerous tackle on Manly player Martin Taupau. Hetherington was later suspended for four matches after pleading guilty to the dangerous tackle.[3]
References
- Dollin, Shawn; Ferguson, Andrew. "Jack Hetherington - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
- "Sharks v Panthers". NRL.
- "Round 13 charges Hall rolls dice; Lewis, Hetherington banned". www.nrl.com.