Luke O'Donnell

Luke O'Donnell

O'Donnell in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Luke O'Donnell
Nickname	Brains
Born	(1980-10-22) 22 October 1980 (age 36) Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Position	Lock, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1999 Balmain Tigers 3 0 0 0 0 2000–03 Wests Tigers 48 3 0 0 12 2004–10 North Queensland Cowboys 117 23 0 0 92 2011–12 Huddersfield Giants 27 2 0 0 8 2013 Sydney Roosters 20 1 0 0 4 Total 215 29 0 0 116 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006–10 New South Wales 5 0 0 0 0 2005–06 Australia 11 0 0 0 0 2005–10 NSW City 3 0 0 0 0 2010 NRL All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP

Luke O'Donnell (born 22 October 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he previously played his club football in Australia with National Rugby League teams the Balmain Tigers, Wests Tigers, North Queensland Cowboys and Sydney Roosters, with whom he featured in the club's 13th premiership. O'Donnell also played for two seasons in Super League with English club Huddersfield Giants.

Born and raised in Liverpool, New South Wales, O'Donnell attended Ulladulla High School playing for the Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs in the Group 7 Rugby League from 1996 to 1998.

O'Donnell is married to Tania and has two daughters. He posed naked for the charity calendar Gods of Football. After retiring in 2013, O'Donnell has opened a chicken shop named "Tub & Kilo" in Rosebery, Sydney.

His younger brother Kyle O'Donnell also became an NRL footballer.

O'Donnell made his first grade debut with the Balmain Tigers on 31 July 1999. He was sin binned on his debut match, a loss to the Sydney City Roosters at Leichhardt Oval. O'Donnell made three appearances off the bench during the 1999 season, all losses.