Julian O'Neill
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14 October 1972 Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback, Five-eighth, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Julian O'Neill (born 14 October 1972) is an Australian retired professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s, and 2000s. Primarily a fullback or five-eighth and goal-kicker, he played 14-year top-grade career with several clubs in both Australia and England, which included two NSWRL premierships, a Challenge Cup victory as well as state and national representative honours. However O'Neill regularly made headlines for his involvement in numerous controversial off-field incidents.
O'Neill was born in Hornsby, New South Wales on 14 October 1972. His mother, Annabelle O'Neill, a nursing sister, was killed in a car crash when he was five. His father, Brian Allan O'Neill, a gynaecologist, died of heart disease when Julian was six.
O'Neill was raised by his grandparents and other family members from time to time. From age ten he attended boarding school at St Brendan's College in Yeppoon, Queensland. He was a prodiguous young sportsman, holding school records in athletics and swimming. He represented as an Australian Schoolboy in both rugby league and cricket.
O'Neill was signed to a sporting scholarship with the Brisbane Broncos at age fifteen and was selected for the Australian Schoolboys side in 1989.
O'Neill was graded by the Broncos in 1991 and it was hoped he would take over the five-eighth position from Broncos great Wally Lewis. He showed greater form at fullback and played there in Brisbane's inaugural Grand Final victory in 1992. In the weeks following the grand final O'Neill travelled with the Broncos to England, where he played at fullback in the 1992 World Club Challenge against British champions Wigan, helping Brisbane become the first NSWRL club to win the match in Britain.
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