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Shannon Hegarty

Shannon Hegarty

Nickname:

Hegs

Position:

Wing/Centre

Height:

181cm

Weight:

93kg

Date Of Birth:

14 Jun 1979

Place Of Birth:

Brisbane, Qld

Years Present:

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

The former Kangaroo still knows his way to the tryline. One of the hardest players to stop out of dummy half in the NRL. Will be relied upon to impart his nine years of first grade experience onto youngsters coming through.
Junior club:

Brothers, Mackay

Representative honours:

3 matches for Qld 2003, 3 Tests for Australia 2003

Previous clubs and years:

Roosters 1999-2004

First grade debut:

Roosters v Cowboys, Dairy Farmers Stadium, 3/4/99, round 5

Rabbitohs debut:

v Roosters, Sydney Football Stadium, 12/3/05, round 1

What do you remember about your debut game:

I dropped the ball twice when I could have scored but was still the first try scorer of the game. My mates had a bet on me and they cleaned up.

What are your goals in football:

To win a premiership with the South Sydney Football Club, that is all I’m thinking of at the moment.

What is the best advice anyone ever gave you:

My dad always told me not to hold grudges in football; what happens on the field stays on the field.

Favourite book:

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.

Favourite CD:

Tupac; All Eyes on Me.

Favourite TV show:

World Poker Tour.

Favourite food:

Yumcha.

What is your favourite place to go on holiday:

Los Angeles.

If you were not a footballer what would you be doing:

Wanting to be a footballer.

What makes you happy:

My daughter Layla and hanging with my mates.

First Grade Games:

167

First Grade Tries:

62

First Grade Points:

248

Earliest football memory:

Winning the grand final of a schools competition in Mackay when I was five.

Favourite football moment:

The 2002 Grand Final win with the Roosters.

Most embarrassing football moment :

There is quite a few of those.

Game that changed my career:

In my third NRL game at a double header to start the year for the Roosters against the Eels, I came off the bench and scored a try that sparked a comeback and from then on I started to feel comfortable in first grade.

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