Paddy O'Brien (Australian rules footballer)

Paddy O'Brien
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Joseph O'Brien
Date of birth	16 April 1893
Place of birth	Footscray, Victoria
Date of death	25 March 1964(1964-03-25) (aged 70)
Original team(s)	Yarraville
Height/Weight	183 cm / 86 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1913–1925 1925–1926 Total -	Carlton Footscray	167 (7) 015 (0) 182 (7)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1925	Carlton	2 (0-2-0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1926 season.

Patrick Joseph "Paddy" O'Brien (16 April 1893 – 25 March 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

O'Brien was a physically tough defender who usually played at centre half back. He was Carlton's captain in 1924, and was a member of Carlton's back to back premierships in 1914 and 1915.

In 1925 he commenced the season as Carlton's playing coach but lasted only two games due to disagreements within the team. He left to join Footscray during their inaugural VFL season but played just 15 games for the club.

References

Paddy O'Brien's statistics from AFL Tables
Paddy O'Brien's profile from AustralianFootball.com
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Blueseum profile

Carlton Football Club 1914/1915 VFL Premiers

Captain (1915): 25. Baud 3/2. Daykin 4/3. McDonald 16/5. Haughton 15/7. Jamieson 2/9. Brown 10. O'Brien 19/11. McGregor 21/15. Fisher 24/16. Hammond 17. Green 19/20. Morris 28/21. Burleigh

Coach: Clark

Captains of the Carlton Football Club

1897–1898: Aitken
1898–1899: Walton
1900–1901: Stuckey
1902–1904: McShane
1905–1907: Flynn
1908–1911: Elliott
1912–1913: Wells
1914–1917: Dick
1918: McGregor
1919: Fisher
1920: O'Brien
1921: Green
1922–1923: Clover
1924: O'Brien
1925: Beasy
1925–26: Brew
1927: Clover
1928–1931: Brew
1932: Martyn
1933: Gill
1934: Johnson
1935: Davey
1936: Francis
1937: Clarke
1938–1940: Diggins
1941–1944: Francis
1944: Atkinson
1945–1946: Chitty
1947–1952: Henfry
1952: Hands
1958–1960: Comben
1961–1962: Donaldson
1963: Nicholls
1964: Silvagni
1965–1968: Barassi
1968–1974: Nicholls
1974–1976: Jesaulenko
1977–1978: Walls
1978–1979: Jesaulenko
1980–1983: Fitzpatrick
1984–1985: Johnston
1986: Maclure
1987–1997: Kernahan
1998–2001: Bradley
2002–2003: Ratten
2003: McKay
2004–2006: Koutoufides
2007: Whitnall
2008–2012: Judd
2013–: Murphy

Coaches of the Carlton Football Club

1902–1909: Worrall 1909–1911: Elliott 1912: Clark 1913: Wells 1914–1918: Clark 1919: Valentine 1920–1922: Clark 1922–1923: Clover 1924: Parratt 1925: Caldwell 1925: O'Brien 1926: Brew 1927: Clover 1928: Brew 1929–1934: Minogue 1935–1936: Maher 1937: Rowe 1938–1940: Diggins 1941–1955: Bentley 1956–1958: Francis 1959–1964: Hands 1965–1971: Barassi 1972–1975: Nicholls 1972; 1975: McKenzie 1976–1977: Thorogood 1978: Stewart 1978: Silvagni 1978–1979: Jesaulenko 1980: Jones 1981–1985: Parkin 1986–1989: Walls 1989–1990: Jesaulenko 1991–2000: Parkin 2001–2002: Brittain 2003–2007: Pagan 2007–2012: Ratten 2013–2015: Malthouse 2015: Barker 2016–: Bolton

Italics denote caretaker coach

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