Jonathan O'Rourke

Jonathan O'Rourke (born 21 April 1994) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Jonathan O'Rourke
Personal information
Full name	Jonathan O'Rourke
Date of birth	(1994-04-21) 21 April 1994 (age 31)
Original team(s)	Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 2 , 2012 national draft
Debut	Round 16, 2013, Greater Western Sydney vs. Sydney, at Sydney Cricket Ground
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2013–2014	Greater Western Sydney	09 (0)
2015–2018	Hawthorn	12 (4)
Total		21 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Career highlights
VFL premiership player: 2018 Under 18 All-Australian team: 2012
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Junior career

O'Rourke was known as an inside midfielder with a hunger for contested football with good speed and endurance. A member of the Calder Cannons, O'Rourke was awarded 2012 All Australian honours following the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships.

AFL career

Greater Western Sydney

O'Rourke was recruited by the Greater Western Sydney club in the 2012 national draft, with pick 2. His rookie year was blighted by injuries with hamstring problems and a broken jaw. O'Rourke made his debut in round 16, 2013, against Sydney at the Sydney Cricket Ground.^[1] O'Rourke spent the early part of the 2014 season playing for the Giants in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL). When he managed to break into the Giants' AFL team he strung together seven successive games before again injuring his hamstring to miss the last game of the season.

Hawthorn

At the end of the 2014 season, he requested a trade back to Melbourne. He nominated Hawthorn as his club of choice and he was officially traded to Hawthorn in October.^[2]

O'Rourke spent most of the 2015 season developing in the VFL, he didn't miss a game all season which was a change from being injury ridden at the Giants.

O'Rourke's time since 2015 has been frustrated with a series of hamstring rated injuries. He missed the majority of 2017 with hamstring related injuries, injuring himself a week before the season then later on mid year.

O'Rourke was delisted at the end of the 2018 season.^[3] He signed to play with the Northern Blues in the Victorian Football League in 2019.^[4]

Personal life

Growing up, O'Rourke supported the Richmond Football Club. He cites Roger Federer and Chris Judd as being among his sporting heroes.^[5]

Statistics

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2013	Greater Western Sydney	24	1	0	0	5	2	7	2	3	0.0	0.0	5.0	2.0	7.0	2.0	3.0	0
2014	Greater Western Sydney	24	8	0	0	37	57	94	22	11	0.0	0.0	4.6	7.1	11.8	2.8	1.4	0
2015	Hawthorn	13	2	1	0	14	20	34	8	3	0.5	0.0	7.0	10.0	17.0	4.0	1.5	0
2016	Hawthorn	13	7	3	1	49	54	103	16	19	0.4	0.1	7.0	7.7	14.7	2.3	2.7	0
2017	Hawthorn	13	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2018	Hawthorn	13	3	0	0	20	32	52	11	6	0.0	0.0	6.7	10.7	17.3	3.7	2.0	0
Career[6]			21	4	1	125	165	290	59	42	0.2	0.0	6.0	7.9	13.8	2.8	2.0	0

Honours and achievements

Team

• VFL premiership player (Box Hill): 2018
• Minor premiership (Box Hill): 2015

Individual

• Under 18 All-Australian team: 2012