Colin O'Riordan (born 12 October 1995) is an Irish former professional

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er for the

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in the

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(AFL). Before leaving Ireland O'Riordan played

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as a midfielder for the

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senior team.

Early life

Born in

Templemore Templemore () is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty. It is part of the parish of Templemore, Clonmore and Killea in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. The 2011 Censu ...

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, O'Riordan first played competitive

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during his schooling at Our Lady's Secondary School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minors teams as a

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before later joining the under-21 sides. O'Riordan's father, Michael, and his brothers, Kevin and Alan, have also played at various levels with Tipperary.

Gaelic Football

O'Riordan made his senior debut during the 2014 league. O'Riordan immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and has won one National League (Division 4) medal. At club level O'Riordan plays both Gaelic football and

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with J. K. Bracken's. On 22 November 2020, O'Riordan who had returned to Ireland had permission from the

to play for Tipperary in the 2020 Munster Final, which Tipperary won 0-17 to 0-14 against

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. It was Tipperary's first Munster title in 85 years. In January 2021, O'Riordan was nominated for an All-Star award.

AFL

In October 2015, O'Riordan signed a rookie contract with the

in the

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. In 2018, O'Riordan trained under 2005 premiership Swan

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. On 15 July 2018, O'Riordan became the third Irish player to play for Sydney, making his debut in round 17 against

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. In August 2022, O'Riordan announced his retirement from the AFL due to a chronic hip injury. He played 34 games since joining the Sydney Swans in October 2015.

Statistics

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Honours

;Tipperary * National League (Division 4) (1):

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All-Ireland Minor Football Championship The Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier under-17 "knockout" competition in Gaelic football played in Ireland. 2017 was the final year of the minor under 18 football championship as it were replaced by an under ...

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;Awards *EirGrid Under-21 Player of the Year (1): 2015

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oriordan, Colin 1995 births Living people J.K. Bracken's hurlers J.K. Bracken's Gaelic footballers Tipperary inter-county Gaelic footballers Tipperary inter-county hurlers People educated at Our Lady's Secondary School, Templemore

Early life

Gaelic Football

AFL

Statistics

Honours

See also

References

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