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Jock O'Brien (footballer, born 1937)

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Jock O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Jock F. O'Brien
Date of birth (1937-09-19)19 September 1937
Original team(s) Ballarat
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1959–1961 North Melbourne 33 (0)
1964 Central District 19 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jock F. O'Brien (born 19 September 1937) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

O'Brien, a centreman, made 16 appearances for North Melbourne in the 1959 VFL season and played a further 10 games in 1960.[2] He spent most of the 1961 season in the reserves and won the Gardiner Medal.[3]

After leaving North Melbourne, O'Brien played for North West Football Union (NWFU) club Ulverstone before transferring to Central District Football Club, taking part in their inaugural South Australian National Football League (SANFL) season in 1964.

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ^ "AFL Tables: Jock OBrien". afltables.com.
  3. ^ The Age,"O'Brien Best in Reserves", 30 August 1961, p. 10