Bill O'Brien
South Melbourne
AFL career
2 games0 goals
- Debut
- R3 1930 v COL17 May 1930
- Most recent
- R5 1930 v ESS31 May 1930
Stats
Bio
Bill O'Brien was a diminutive rover who made a brief appearance for South Melbourne during the 1930 VFL season. Standing just 163cm and weighing 62kg, he was recruited from the local South Melbourne CYMS and broke into the senior lineup as a 25-year-old mature-age debutant. O'Brien played just two games at the top level without kicking a goal, a short stint that nonetheless etched his name into the club's history books before he later served with the Australian Army during World War II. While his own on-field career was fleeting, his footballing legacy proved significant; he is the grandfather of former Melbourne captain Greg Healy and 1988 Brownlow Medallist Gerard Healy.
Profile
- Born
- 03 Jan 1905
- Died
- 24 Oct 1988 (aged 83y 295d)
- Birthplace
- Yarrawonga, VIC
- Deathplace
- Caulfield South, VIC
- Height
- 163 cm
- Weight
- 62 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionBill O'Brien was a diminutive rover who made a brief appearance for South Melbourne during the 1930 VFL season. Standing just 163cm and weighing 62kg, he was recruited from the local South Melbourne CYMS and broke into the senior lineup as a 25-year-old mature-age debutant. O'Brien played just two games at the top level without kicking a goal, a short stint that nonetheless etched his name into the club's history books before he later served with the Australian Army during World War II. While his own on-field career was fleeting, his footballing legacy proved significant; he is the grandfather of former Melbourne captain Greg Healy and 1988 Brownlow Medallist Gerard Healy.