Jack O'Brien (footballer, born 1898)

Jack O'Brien
Personal information
Full name John D. O'Brien
Date of birth (1898-08-17)17 August 1898
Date of death 30 May 1966(1966-05-30) (aged 67)
Original team(s) Footscray Juniors
Height / weight 184 cm / 85 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1920
1921–1924
1926
1927
1928
1928–29
1930s		 Essendon
Footscray (VFA)
Yarrawonga
Kingsville
Footscray (VFL)
Coburg
Williamstown		 14 (15)



5 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930s.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack O'Brien (17 August 1898 – 30 May 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1][2]

O'Brien began playing senior football for Essendon in the VFL in 1920, but in 1921 crossed to Footscray in the Victorian Football Association without a clearance. He played as a half-forward for Footscray for the next four seasons and was part of two premierships. In 1925, when Footscray joined the VFL, O'Brien was unable to remain with the club due to his suspension from the VFL for leaving Essendon without a clearance, and he consequently played for country and junior clubs for the three-year period of his disqualification from 1925 until 1927. O'Brien successfully sued Footscray for £70 in potential match payments that he missed in 1925 and 1926 as a result of the suspension, owing to a clause to that effect in his original agreement with Footscray which covered the eventuality of the club joining the VFL.[3][4]

After his suspension ended, he played five VFL matches for Footscray in 1928. He then returned to the VFA, playing with Coburg in 1929 and coaching Williamstown in the 1930 VFA season.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 665. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ↑ "Past Player Profiles - O". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Footballer's agreement – Appeal by John O'Brien". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 8 March 1927. p. 9.
  4. ↑ "Player's appeal succeeds". The Sporting Globe. Melbourne, VIC. 30 March 1927. p. 9.
  5. ↑ Fiddian, Marc (2013). The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995. Melbourne Sports Book.
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