Julian O'Neill

Former Australian Schoolboy rep from Yeppoon settled into the fullback role with the Broncos after an injury to Paul Hauff in 1992. O’Neill quickly took his place in Brisbane’s successful grand final and World Club Championship teams, while his time with Widnes in the 1992-93 off-season sharpened his considerable skills. He made his State of Origin debut at five-eighth the following year and landed a goal in Brisbane’s 14-6 grand final victory over St George. O’Neill played in all three interstate matches in 1994, scoring a try in the first match and landing two goals in the third. However, his career nose-dived when the Broncos sacked him on disciplinary grounds. Joining the London Broncos, he was sent back to Australia after a drink-driving incident and joined the W’Reds. For a while his career regained momentum - playing for Australia in Super League’s ANZac Test before capturing the Queensland fullback spot in the opening match of the Tri-Series competition. A record-setter with the Reds (most tries and most points in an individual match, 26pts), he was again sacked by his club for disciplinary reasons. In 1998 O’Neill was given a lifeline by the struggling Souths club but did not see eye-to-eye with coach Steve Martin and spent some time in the Rabbitohs’ President’s Cup team. The club appeared to back O’Neill when they cancelled Martin’s contract midway through the season but their patience was tested following O’Neill’s involvement in the trashing of a Dubbo hotel during a pre-season Country Carnival competition. Although Souths stopped short of sacking him, the NRL at first refused to allow O’Neill to return to grade football until they were satisfied that he was seeking an appropriate course of professional counselling. A player of undeniable talent, he gave two years good service to the battling North Queensland North Queensland and was called into Queensland’s struggling State of Origin team in 2000. O’Neill’s family endured the personal tragedy of the death of his infant daughter just before joining English club Wigan in 2002. He was a Challenge Cup winner with the club that year but was transferred to Widnes by coach Stuart Raper in 2003 when the club struggled in the early part of the season.

Career Statistics

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International
Test Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia (SL)	1997	1	-	-				-	-	1	0	0	100.00%
Overall	1997	1	0	0				0		1	0	0	100.00%
Representative
Australia - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Queensland	1993-94, 1996-97, 2000	10	2	9				-	26	3	7	0	30.00%
Queensland (SL)	1997	1	-	-				-	-	0	1	0	0.00%
Overall	1993-2000	11	2	9				0	26	3	8	0	27.27%
Club Career
Australian League Matches - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Brisbane	NSWRL 1991	8	2	4	/	8	50.00%	-	16	5	3	0	62.50%
Brisbane	NSWRL 1992	24	6	11	/	14	78.57%	1	47	20	4	0	83.33%
Brisbane	NSWRL 1993	26	9	28	/	41	68.29%	3	95	20	6	0	76.92%
Brisbane	NSWRL 1994	24	8	47	/	78	60.26%	3	129	14	9	1	58.33%
Brisbane	ARL 1995	23	8	79	/	106	74.53%	2	192	16	7	0	69.57%
Western Reds	ARL 1996	18	6	49	/	61	80.33%	3	125	6	11	1	33.33%
Western Reds	Super League 1997	8	6	14	/	24	58.33%	1	53	4	4	0	50.00%
South Sydney	ARL 1997	10	-	21	/	29	72.41%	-	42	0	9	1	0.00%
South Sydney	NRL 1998	19	6	39	/	55	70.91%	-	102	4	15	0	21.05%
South Sydney	NRL 1999	21	3	41	/	59	69.49%	-	94	8	13	0	38.10%
North Queensland	NRL 2000	24	3	66	/	83	79.52%	-	144	7	17	0	29.17%
North Queensland	NRL 2001	23	11	56	/	82	68.29%	-	156	5	16	2	21.74%
Overall	1991-2001	228	68	455	/	640	71.09%	13	1,195	109	114	5	47.81%
Australian League Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Brisbane	1991-95	105	33	169	/	247	68.42%	9	479	75	29	1	71.43%
Western Reds	1996-97	26	12	63	/	85	74.12%	4	178	10	15	1	38.46%
South Sydney	1997-99	50	9	101	/	143	70.63%	-	238	12	37	1	24.00%
North Queensland	2000-01	47	14	122	/	165	73.94%	-	300	12	33	2	25.53%
Overall	1991-2001	228	68	455	/	640	71.09%	13	1,195	109	114	5	47.81%
Australian Finals Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Brisbane	1991-1995	10	2	18				-	44	7	3	0	70.00%
Overall	1992-1995	10	2	18				0	44	7	3	0	70.00%
English League Career - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
London	Championship 1995/96	?	-	13				1	27
St Helens	Challenge Cup 1998	3	-	-				-	-	2	1	0	66.67%
St Helens	Challenge Cup 1999	1	-	-				-	-	0	1	0	0.00%
St Helens	Challenge Cup 2000	1	-	-				-	-	0	1	0	0.00%
Wakefield Trinity	Challenge Cup 2001	3	-	-				-	-	2	1	0	66.67%
Wigan	Challenge Cup 2002	5	1	-				-	4	5	0	0	100.00%
Widnes	Challenge Cup 2002	2	-	-				-	-	1	1	0	50.00%
Wigan	Super League VII 2002	27	11	61				-	166	21	6	0	77.78%
Widnes	Challenge Cup 2003	3	-	-				-	-	2	1	0	66.67%
Wigan	Challenge Cup 2003	3	1	14				-	32	3	0	0	100.00%
Wigan	Super League VIII 2003	3	1	11				-	26	2	1	0	66.67%
Widnes	Super League VIII 2003	21	5	84				2	190	12	8	1	57.14%
Widnes	Super League IX 2004	25	7	58				4	148	7	18	0	28.00%
Widnes	Challenge Cup 2004	1	1	2				-	8	0	1	0	0.00%
Wakefield Trinity	Super League X 2005	12	2	4				-	16	4	8	0	33.33%
Widnes	Super League X 2005	14	1	15				1	35	3	10	1	21.43%
Leigh	Challenge Cup 2006	1	-	2				-	4	0	1	0	0.00%
Overall	1995-2006	?	30	264				8	656	?	?	?	?
English League Career - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
London	1995-96	?	-	13				1	27	?	?	?	?
St Helens	1998-00	5	-	-				-	-	2	3	0	40.00%
Wakefield Trinity	2001, 2005	15	2	4				-	16	6	9	0	40.00%
Wigan	2002-03	38	14	86				-	228	31	7	0	81.58%
Widnes	2002-05	66	14	159				7	381	25	39	2	37.88%
Leigh	2006	1	-	2				-	4	0	1	0	0.00%
Overall	1995-2006	?	30	264				8	656	?	?	?	?

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