Jock O'Brien (footballer, born 1937)

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)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1961.
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]

He later played for Central District and took part in their inaugural South Australian National Football League 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
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