Joe Brophy
Fitzroy
AFL career
2 games2 goals
- Debut
- R4 1910 v RCH28 May 1910
- Most recent
- R7 1910 v UNI11 June 1910
Stats
Bio
A local recruit from the Shamrock Football Club, Joe Brophy was a Carlton North native who made a brief cameo for Fitzroy during the 1910 VFL season. He followed his older brother Bernie—who had played a single game for the Maroons the previous year—into the senior lineup, debuting in a Round 5 loss to Richmond. Brophy operated as a forward option, managing to impact the scoreboard with two goals across his two senior appearances. Despite maintaining a goal-a-game average, he was unable to cement a regular spot in the side, and his VFL journey concluded after a defeat to University in Round 7.
Profile
- Born
- 05 Apr 1890
- Died
- 25 Sept 1972 (aged 82y 173d)
- Birthplace
- Carlton North, VIC
- Deathplace
- Melbourne, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA local recruit from the Shamrock Football Club, Joe Brophy was a Carlton North native who made a brief cameo for Fitzroy during the 1910 VFL season. He followed his older brother Bernie—who had played a single game for the Maroons the previous year—into the senior lineup, debuting in a Round 5 loss to Richmond. Brophy operated as a forward option, managing to impact the scoreboard with two goals across his two senior appearances. Despite maintaining a goal-a-game average, he was unable to cement a regular spot in the side, and his VFL journey concluded after a defeat to University in Round 7.