Jim Gannon (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Gannon | |||||
| Born | 16 June 1977 Australia | |||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) [1] | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1998–99 | Balmain Tigers | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998–02 | Halifax | 87 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 2003–06 | Huddersfield Giants | 93 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2007 | Hull KR | 23 | 49 | 123 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008–10 | Widnes Vikings | |||||
| Total | 225 | 74 | 123 | 0 | 104 | |
| As of 01:58, 24 July 2010 (UTC) | ||||||
| Source: Rugby League Project | ||||||
Jim Gannon (born 16 June 1977) is an Australian professional rugby league player. He primarily plays at prop.
Gannon's first grade career began at Balmain Tigers where he made 22 appearances as a substitute in 1998 and 1999.
Gannon arrived in Super League at Halifax midway through the 1999 campaign. He made 87 Super League appearances at Halifax before making the short trip to Huddersfield in 2003. Gannon was a key member of the Huddersfield pack for four seasons, making 93 appearances. He played for Huddersfield in the 2006 Challenge Cup final as a prop forward against St Helens RFC but the Giants lost 12-42.
Gannon signed for Hull Kingston Rovers in 2007 in preparation for the club's first season in Super League. He made 24 appearances for the Robins helping them secure their Super League status for the 2008 season.
Gannon was released from the second year of his contract with Hull KR to join National League One club the Widnes Vikings for the 2008 season.
After spending 3 successful seasons with the Vikings, which included winning a Northern Rail Cup winners medal in 2009, Gannon has rejoined his adopted home town club of Halifax for the 2011 season.
References
- ↑ "RLFANS.COM Super League Statistics". web page. RLFANS.COM. Retrieved 13 August 2011.