Australian rules footballer
| Bernie O'Brien | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bernard Richard A. O'Brien | ||
| Date of birth | (1909-05-14)14 May 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 9 January 1955(1955-01-09) (aged 45) | ||
| Place of death | Footscray, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Railways | ||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1929–1930 | Footscray | 018 0(17) | |
| 1931 | Carlton | 012 00(7) | |
| 1933–1938 | Footscray | 070 (112) | |
| Total | 100 (136) | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Bernard Richard O'Brien (14 May 1909 – 9 January 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
His brother, Walter Joseph O'Brien (1907-1983), also played for Footscray.
Football
A Railways recruit, O'Brien played 18 games for Footscray in 1929 and 1930, his first stint at the club.
In 1931 he played for Carlton.
In 1932 he was captain-coach of Yinnar.
He returned to Footscray in 1933 and brought up his 100th league game in his only league appearance in 1938.
O'Brien, who represented Victoria twice in 1937, left Footscray in 1939 to coach Horsham.
Death
He died at his residence in Footscray, Victoria on 9 January 1955.
Notes
- "Bernie O'Brien". Blueseum.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ AFL Tables: Bernie OBrien
- Morwell Advertiser, "Football – South Gippsland Assn – Yinnar v. Boolarra", 20 May 1932, p.10.
- The Horsham Times, "New Coach Takes Charge", 28 April 1939, p.3.
- Deaths: O'Brien, The Argus, (Monday, 10 January 1955), p.13.
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