Phillip O'Keeffe
Footscray
AFL career
9 games19 goals
- Debut
- R1 1989 v CAR1 Apr 1989
- Most recent
- R22 1989 v FIT2 Sept 1989
Stats
Bio
Recruited from East Ballarat, Phillip O'Keeffe was a dangerous forward who produced a statistically remarkable, albeit brief, cameo for Footscray in 1989. He showed immediate proficiency in front of the big sticks, averaging over two goals a game during his nine senior appearances for the Bulldogs. Despite this high scoring output, he did not remain at AFL level beyond his debut season, eventually finding a home in the VFA with Werribee and later Williamstown. O'Keeffe’s legacy is often tied to a controversial moment in the 1991 VFA Grand Final, where he was ordered off the ground for striking Dandenong's Ian Atkinson—an incident widely viewed as the turning point that cost Werribee the premiership.
Profile
- Born
- 17 Dec 1966 (age 59y 308d)
- Height
- 187 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from East Ballarat, Phillip O'Keeffe was a dangerous forward who produced a statistically remarkable, albeit brief, cameo for Footscray in 1989. He showed immediate proficiency in front of the big sticks, averaging over two goals a game during his nine senior appearances for the Bulldogs. Despite this high scoring output, he did not remain at AFL level beyond his debut season, eventually finding a home in the VFA with Werribee and later Williamstown. O'Keeffe’s legacy is often tied to a controversial moment in the 1991 VFA Grand Final, where he was ordered off the ground for striking Dandenong's Ian Atkinson—an incident widely viewed as the turning point that cost Werribee the premiership.