Brian Hetherington

{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer (b.1954)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}

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|position = {{Rlp|CE}}

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|01|14|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

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|weight = {{convert|85|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}

|club1 = Newtown Jets

|year1start = 1978

|year1end = 81

|appearances1 = 86

|tries1 = 14

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|points1 = 42

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|year2start = 1982

|year2end = 88

|appearances2 = 142

|tries2 = 25

|goals2 = 0

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|points2 = 98

|club3 = Halifax RLFC

|year3start = 1989

|year3end = 90

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|points3 = 12

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|yearAstart = 1977

|yearAend = 84

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Brian Hetherington (born 14 January 1954) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. He primarily played in the centres. Hetherington played for the Newtown Jets and the Illawarra Steelers.

While attending Figtree High School, Hetherington played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1972.{{cite web|title=SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424|accessdate=2008-10-10|publisher=SportingPulse|archive-date=31 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131030043/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424|url-status=dead}}

Hetherington was selected to represent New South Wales in game I of the 1984 State of Origin series and game II of the 1986 series.{{cite web|publisher=Rugby League Tables|title=State Of Origin – Game 1, 1984|url=http://stats.rleague.com/rl/soo/game9.html|accessdate=2007-11-23|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001061219/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/soo/game9.html|archivedate=1 October 2007}}

{{cite web|publisher=Rugby League Tables|title=State Of Origin – Game 2, 1986|url=http://stats.rleague.com/rl/soo/game16.html|accessdate=2007-11-23|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001005022/http://stats.rleague.com/rl/soo/game16.html|archivedate=1 October 2007}}