Chris O'Sullivan (born 23 September 1959) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s.
In 1987, he played in the club's maiden Grand Final appearance against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, he showed his quick thinking when he feigned injury close to the try line before miraculously springing to his feet to back up and score the Raiders' only try in the match.
Back in Australia in 1989, O'Sullivan was part of the Raiders' 19-14 Grand Final victory over the Balmain Tigers in which he helped his side's fightback by setting up a dramatic last-minute try by kicking a well placed cross-field bomb on the final tackle in which the Balmain side would fumble, Canberra's Laurie Daley would pick up the loose ball and pass it to the unmarked Canberra wing John Ferguson who would dart and weave his way infield to score under the posts, sending the Grand Final into extra-time for the first time in history.
[4] He traveled with the Raiders to England in the post-season for the 1989 World Club Challenge playing five-eighth in Canberra's 30-18 loss to Widnes at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester.
O'Sullivan is currently ranked 11th on the Raiders' list for most appearances behind Jason Croker (318), Jarrod Croker (307), Josh Papalii (282), Laurie Daley (244), Jack Wighton (242), Simon Woolford (234), Steve Walters (228), Ruben Wiki, (224), Alan Tongue (220), and Ricky Stuart (203).