Eddie O'Brien
St Kilda
AFL career
2 games0 goals
- Debut
- R2 1910 v FIT14 May 1910
- Most recent
- R16 1910 v GEE20 Aug 1910
Stats
Bio
Hailing from the goldfields region of Victoria, Eddie O'Brien was a mature-age recruit who briefly featured for St Kilda during a trying era for the club. A prominent local sportsman who played in the Bendigo Football League and served as secretary of the Sandhurst Rowing Club, he was given his opportunity at VFL level at the age of 27. O'Brien made just two senior appearances in the 1910 season, a bleak campaign that saw the Saints claim the wooden spoon with only a single victory to their name. Unable to cement a long-term spot in the lineup, his tenure at the Junction Oval was short-lived, and he eventually relocated to Queensland where he forged a successful career in the insurance industry.
Profile
- Born
- 04 May 1883
- Died
- 30 Jan 1934 (aged 50y 271d)
- Birthplace
- Bendigo, VIC
- Deathplace
- Brisbane, QLD
Teams
Bio
1 revisionHailing from the goldfields region of Victoria, Eddie O'Brien was a mature-age recruit who briefly featured for St Kilda during a trying era for the club. A prominent local sportsman who played in the Bendigo Football League and served as secretary of the Sandhurst Rowing Club, he was given his opportunity at VFL level at the age of 27. O'Brien made just two senior appearances in the 1910 season, a bleak campaign that saw the Saints claim the wooden spoon with only a single victory to their name. Unable to cement a long-term spot in the lineup, his tenure at the Junction Oval was short-lived, and he eventually relocated to Queensland where he forged a successful career in the insurance industry.