| Sean O'Sullivan | |
| Fullname: | Sean Thomas O'Sullivan |
| Birth Date: | 21 August 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height: | 179cm (70inches) |
| Weight: | 86kg (190lb) |
| Year1start: | 2018 |
| Appearances1: | 1 |
| Tries1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 4 |
| Club2: | Brisbane Broncos |
| Year2start: | 2019 |
| Year2end: | 20 |
| Appearances2: | 8 |
| Tries2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 0 |
| Year3start: | 2021 |
| Appearances3: | 12 |
| Tries3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 8 |
| Club4: | Penrith Panthers |
| Year4start: | 2022 |
| Appearances4: | 11 |
| Tries4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Fieldgoals4: | 0 |
| Points4: | 12 |
| Club5: | Dolphins |
| Year5start: | 2023 |
| Year5end: | present |
| Appearances5: | 21 |
| Tries5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Fieldgoals5: | 1 |
| Points5: | 14 |
| Yearastart: | 2018 |
| Appearancesa: | 1 |
| Triesa: | 1 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 4 |
| Source: | [1] |
| Updated: | 17 August 2024 |
Sean Thomas O'Sullivan (born 21 August 1998) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL).
He has previously played for the Penrith Panthers, the New Zealand Warriors, the Brisbane Broncos and the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.
O'Sullivan was born in Sydney of paternal Irish descent and Maltese on his mother side. His father is NRL recruitment officer Peter O'Sullivan, and his brother-in-law is NRL front rower Matthew Lodge.[2]
O'Sullivan played junior rugby league for the Glenmore Park Brumbies in the Penrith Rugby League.
O'Sullivan made his first grade debut and scored a try in round 18 of the 2018 NRL season for the Sydney Roosters against the Gold Coast Titans.
O'Sullivan signed a two-year contract with the Brisbane Broncos commencing in the 2019 NRL season.[3] Altogether, he played eight games with Brisbane over two seasons.
O'Sullivan joined the New Zealand Warriors for the 2021 NRL season, made twelve appearances and scored two tries.
In 2022, O'Sullivan joined reigning premiers Penrith on a one-year deal. His club debut for Penrith was in round 1 of the 2022 NRL season filling in for the injured Nathan Cleary against Manly.[4] In total, O'Sullivan played twelve NRL games, scored two tries and kicked two goals for Penrith. Otherwise, he spent most of the year playing for Penrith's NSW Cup team, including their 29–22 grand final victory over Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[5]
O'Sullivan signed a three-year deal to join the newly licensed Dolphins (NRL) club.[6] His club debut for the Dolphins was in their inaugural round 1 match of the 2023 NRL season starting at as they pulled off a big upset defeating the Sydney Roosters 28–18 at Suncorp Stadium. In round 23 of the 2024 NRL season, O'Sullivan kicked a two-point field goal in golden point extra-time which won the game for the Dolphins 34-32 against the New Zealand Warriors.[7]
| 2018 | Sydney Roosters | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 2019 | Brisbane Broncos | 5 | |||||
| 2020 | 3 | ||||||
| 2021 | Warriors | 12 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 2022 | Penrith Panthers | 11 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2023 | Dolphins | 14 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Totals | 52 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 38 |