Charlie O'Connor
Carlton
AFL career
20 games0 goals
- Debut
- R12 1902 v ESS19 July 1902
- Most recent
- SR3 1904 v STK3 Sept 1904
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Brunswick CYMS, Charlie O'Connor was a defender who played a modest role during a transitional period for the Carlton Football Club. He arrived at Princes Park in 1902, coinciding with the appointment of legendary reformer Jack Worrall, and was part of the squad attempting to lift the Blues from the bottom of the ladder. A steadfast backman who never kicked a goal at VFL level, O'Connor drifted in and out of the senior side for three seasons, struggling to cement a permanent spot in a rapidly improving lineup. His VFL career concluded at the end of 1904, meaning he missed out on the club's golden era and historic premiership hat-trick that commenced just two years later.
Profile
- Born
- 27 May 1882
- Died
- 04 Nov 1936 (aged 54y 161d)
Teams
- Carlton20 games, 0 goals1902–1904
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Brunswick CYMS, Charlie O'Connor was a defender who played a modest role during a transitional period for the Carlton Football Club. He arrived at Princes Park in 1902, coinciding with the appointment of legendary reformer Jack Worrall, and was part of the squad attempting to lift the Blues from the bottom of the ladder. A steadfast backman who never kicked a goal at VFL level, O'Connor drifted in and out of the senior side for three seasons, struggling to cement a permanent spot in a rapidly improving lineup. His VFL career concluded at the end of 1904, meaning he missed out on the club's golden era and historic premiership hat-trick that commenced just two years later.