| Colin O'Riordan | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Colin O'Riordan | ||
| Born | (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (age 30) Templemore,County Tipperary | ||
| Original team | Tipperary | ||
| Debut | Round 17, 2018 | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Position | Halfback | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sydney (women's coach) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2015–2022 | Sydney | 34 (1) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2026– | Sydney (women's) | 0 (0–0–0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 23, 2022. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
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| Native name | Cóilín Ó Ríordáin (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (age 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colin O'Riordan (born 12 October 1995) is an Irish former professionalAustralian rules footballer for theSydney Swans in theAustralian Football League (AFL) and the current coach of theSydney Swans AFLW side. Before leaving Ireland O'Riordan playedGaelic football as a midfielder for theTipperary senior team.[1]
Born inTemplemore,County Tipperary, O'Riordan first played competitiveGaelic games during his schooling atOur 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 adual player before later joining the under-21 sides.[citation needed]
O'Riordan's father, Michael, and his brothers, Kevin and Alan, have also played at various levels with Tipperary.[2]
O'Riordan made his senior debut during the2014 league. O'Riordan immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and has won oneNational League (Division 4) medal.[3]
At club level O'Riordan plays both Gaelic football andhurling withJ. K. Bracken's.[4]
On 22 November 2020, O'Riordan who had returned to Ireland had permission from theSydney Swans to play for Tipperary in the2020 Munster Final, which Tipperary won 0-17 to 0-14 againstCork.[5]It was Tipperary's firstMunster title in 85 years.[6][7][8][9][10]
In January 2021, O'Riordan was nominated for anAll-Star award.[11][12]
In October 2015, O'Riordan signed a rookie contract with theSydney Swans in theAFL.[13]
In 2018, O'Riordan trained under 2005 premiership SwanTadhg Kennelly.[14] On 15 July 2018, O'Riordan became the third Irish player to play for Sydney, making his debut in round 17 againstNorth Melbourne.[14]
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.[15][16]
Following his retirement, he remained at Sydney in various coaching roles includingAFL Women's (AFLW) assistant coach and male academy head coach.[17] Ahead of the 2026 season, he was named as the Swans' AFLW senior coach.[17] This made him the first Irish senior coach in the history of the VFL/AFL and AFLW.[17]
Updated to the end of round 23, 2022.[18]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2016 | Sydney | 38 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017 | Sydney | 38 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018 | Sydney | 38 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 16.3 | 5.7 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | Sydney | 38 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 83 | 169 | 52 | 27 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 14.1 | 4.3 | 2.3 |
| 2020[a] | Sydney | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 20 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | Sydney | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | Sydney | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| Career | 34 | 1 | 2 | 200 | 175 | 375 | 111 | 54 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 11.0 | 3.3 | 1.6 | ||
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| Preceded by | Tipperary Minor Football Captain 2013 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Tipperary Under-21 Football Captain 2015 | Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by Conor McHugh (Dublin) | U21 Footballer of the Year 2015 | Succeeded by |