Daryl O'Brien
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth | September 10, 1941 , |
| Recruited from | West Coburg |
| Height and weight | 179 cm / 81.5 kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | August 20, 1960, North Melbourne vs. Hawthorn, at Glenferrie Oval |
| Team(s) | North Melbourne (1960, 1962-69)
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| ¹ Statistics to end of 1969 season | |
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Daryl O'Brien (born September 10, 1941) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 135 games for the North Melbourne Kangaroos during the 1960s.
A tenacious utility player who often started on the half-back flank, he was considered one of the toughest and most effective "taggers" of the period [1] and one of the hardest men to beat one-on-one in the league [2]. Indeed, O'Brien's tagging role embodied a who's who of top players of that era, including Ron Barassi, Bobby Skilton, Peter Hudson, Alex Jesaulenko, Peter Crimmins, Darrel Baldock, Roger Dean, John Sharrock, Des Tuddenham and John Northey, to name a few.
In 1970, O'Brien joined VFA team Brunswick in the dual role of captain-coach. He led the side to a 2nd Division Grand Final appearance in 1973, after which he announced his playing days were over.
O'Brien went on to serve in the Kangaroos Match Committee as a team selector under premiership coach Ron Barassi.
Following a successful post-football career in real estate, he is now retired and lives in Oak Park, Victoria.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Taggers worth plenty - to a man", Mike Sheahan on Monday, The Herald, 14 June 1982
- ^ N-O
[edit] References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (1998). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: Every AFL/VFL Player Since 1897. Melbourne: Information Australia. ISBN 1-86350-243-2.
[edit] External links
- Daryl O'Brien Playing Statistics
- Daryl O'Brien player bio (and Scanlan's Footy Card)
