Jim Gannon (born 16 June 1977) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played as a in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. Jim Gannon captained the

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Under-18s to a series win. He was a Newcastle Knights junior playing

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and reserve grade for the

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. Gannon's first-grade career began at

Balmain Tigers The Balmain Tigers (also known as the Sydney Tigers from 1995–96) are a rugby league club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful in t ...

where he made 22 appearances as a substitute in 1998 and 1999. Gannon arrived in the

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at Halifax midway through the 1999 campaign. He made 87 Super League appearances at Halifax before making the short trip to the

Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, the birthplace of rugby league, who play in the Super League competition. They play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium which is sh ...

in 2003. Gannon was a key member of the Huddersfield Giants pack for four seasons, making 93 appearances. He played for Huddersfield in the

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Final as a prop forward against St. Helens but the Huddersfield Giants lost 12-42. Gannon signed for the

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challeng ...

in 2007 in preparation for the club's first season in the

. He made 24 appearances for the Hull Kingston Rovers helping them secure their Super League status for the 2008 season. Gannon was released from the second year of his contract with Hull Kingston Rovers to join National League One club the

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for the 2008 season. After spending 3 successful seasons with the Widnes Vikings, which included winning a Northern Rail Cup winners medal in 2009, Gannon re-joined his adopted home town club of Halifax for the 2011 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gannon, Jim 1977 births Living people Australian people of American descent Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Australian rugby league players Balmain Tigers players Halifax R.L.F.C. players Huddersfield Giants players Hull Kingston Rovers players Rugby league players from Newcastle, New South Wales Rugby league props Widnes Vikings players