Rod Owen
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| Full name | Rod Owen | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1967 | ||
| Original team(s) | Mentone Grammar | ||
| Height / weight | 185 cm / 87 kg | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Rod "Rocket" Owen (born 31 January 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda, Melbourne and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Owen, who had only just turned 16 when he made his league debut in 1983 against North Melbourne at Arden St Oval, suffered from various injuries early in his career and missed the entire 1985 season.[1] He had to wait until his 17th game, in 1986, to experience a win, with St Kilda having lost the previous 16 games he had played in. A Mentone Grammar recruit, Owen kicked a career high 39 goals in 1987, the second most by a St Kilda player that year behind the prolific Tony Lockett.
After leaving St Kilda in 1990 he played out the rest of the season at VFA club Frankston, then was traded to Melbourne for Stephen Newport at the end of the 1990 season. He kicked two bags of five goals for Melbourne, against Carlton and North Melbourne.[2] After just one year at Melbourne he was again put on the table at the draft and ended up in Brisbane. Owen had a particularly strong game against Fitzroy and Princes Park when he kicked eight goals and six behinds, a club record against the Lions.
Once he finished in the AFL, Owen played at the Broadbeach Cats, Noosa and Cheltenham football clubs. In later years Owen has worked as a concreter and has had a few amateur boxing fights.
In December 2000, Owen was sentenced to nine months in prison for assault.[3]
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ "Rod Owen". AFL Tables.
- ^ "What drives our AFL heroes to become bad boys?". Herald Sun. Melbourne, Victoria. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2014.