Xavier O'Neill (born 3 August 2000) is an

Australian rules footballer Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

who plays for the

West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Footbal ...

in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the West Coast Eagles with the 28th draft pick in the

2018 AFL draft The 2018 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) traded and recruited players following the completion of the 2018 AFL season. For the first time, the AFL draft featured live trading ...

Early football

O'Neill played junior football for the

Blackburn Football Club The Blackburn Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in Blackburn, Victoria. They play in Division 1 of the Eastern Football League. They are known as the Panthers or the Burners, and play their home games at Morton Park ...

in the Eastern Football League. O'Neill also played football for his school,

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. He played for the

Oakleigh Chargers The Oakleigh Chargers is an Australian rules football club playing in the NAB League, the top statewide under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia. They are based at Warrawee Park in Oakleigh, Victoria, representing the southeastern suburb ...

in the

NAB League The NAB League Boys (also referred to as simply the NAB League and formerly known as the TAC Cup) is an under-19 Australian rules football representative competition held in Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Vic ...

. Over the two seasons O'Neill played for the Chargers in 2017 and 2018, he played 35 games, kicked 11 goals, and averaged 18.5 disposals a game. He was also named in the NAB AFL All Stars team, playing for team 'Harvey' in the Under 17s.

Family

Xavier's younger brother Seamus is also a distinguished gentleman and football player. Both winning under 15 Blackburn best and fairest, and best on ground for his team in the 2022 Under 19.5s division 3/4 grand final. Seamus is also a prolific rock climber, being well respected throughout the climbing community, he has established new crags and many new climbing routes.

AFL career

O'Neill debuted in 's 2 point win over in the 13th round of the

2020 AFL season The 2020 AFL season was the 124th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featu ...

. On debut, O'Neill kicked 1 goal, while also collecting 10 disposals, 1 mark and 4 tackles. At the conclusion of the 2023 AFL season, O’Neill was delisted by West Coast.

Statistics

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:ONeill, Xavier 2000 births Living people West Coast Eagles players Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Oakleigh Chargers players Sportsmen from Victoria (state) West Coast Eagles (WAFL) players People from Blackburn, Victoria People educated at Whitefriars College