Jack O'Brien
South Melbourne and Hawthorn
AFL career
14 games4 goals
- Debut
- R18 1928 v FIT1 Sept 1928
- Most recent
- R1 1931 v FSC2 May 1931
Stats
1931 | HAW | 1 | 0.0 |
1930 | SME | 6 | 0.2 |
1929 | SME | 6 | 0.5 |
1928 | SME | 1 | 0.0 |
Bio
Recruited from Yarrawonga in country Victoria, Jack O'Brien was a fringe utility who spent four seasons in the VFL system during the Depression era. He managed 13 games for South Melbourne across three seasons, serving as a rotational option who could drift forward to hit the scoreboard but ultimately struggled to cement a regular spot in the Bloods' starting lineup. In search of greater opportunity, O'Brien transferred to Hawthorn for the 1931 season, but the move failed to reignite his career, yielding only a solitary senior appearance before he departed the league.
Profile
- Full name
- N. Jack O'Brien
- Born
- 09 June 1906
- Died
- 21 Feb 1970 (aged 63y 257d)
- Birthplace
- Yarrawonga, VIC
- Deathplace
- Kew, VIC
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Yarrawonga in country Victoria, Jack O'Brien was a fringe utility who spent four seasons in the VFL system during the Depression era. He managed 13 games for South Melbourne across three seasons, serving as a rotational option who could drift forward to hit the scoreboard but ultimately struggled to cement a regular spot in the Bloods' starting lineup. In search of greater opportunity, O'Brien transferred to Hawthorn for the 1931 season, but the move failed to reignite his career, yielding only a solitary senior appearance before he departed the league.