Jack Hetherington

Jack Hetherington (born 6 June 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL), as a prop. He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors and the Penrith Panthers.

This article is about the rugby league footballer. For the famous cat owned by Jack H. Hetherington, see F. D. C. Willard.
Jack Hetherington
Personal information
Born (1996-06-06) 6 June 1996
Canberra, A.C.T., Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–20 Penrith Panthers 17 0 0 0 0
2020 New Zealand Warriors (Loan) 6 0 0 0 0
2021– Canterbury Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
Total 23 0 0 0 0
As of 31 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 18 June 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]

In October 2020, Hetherington was released by Penrith and he signed a contract to join Canterbury-Bankstown.[4]

References
  1. Dollin, Shawn; Ferguson, Andrew. "Jack Hetherington - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  2. "Sharks v Panthers". NRL.
  3. "Round 13 charges Hall rolls dice; Lewis, Hetherington banned". www.nrl.com.
  4. "Penrith confirm departure of six players". www.foxsports.com.au.
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