Jack O'Brien (footballer, born 1887)

Jack O'Brien
Personal information
Full name	Jack O'Brien
Date of birth	25 September 1887
Date of death	8 March 1959(1959-03-08) (aged 71)
Original team(s)	South Ballarat
Height / weight	184 cm / 85 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1912–13 1917–18 Total -	Essendon Fitzroy	15 (1) 6 (1) 21 (2)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1918.

Jack O'Brien (25 September 1887 – 8 March 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A premiership player in his debut season, O'Brien played from the back pocket in Essendon's 1912 VFL Grand Final triumph. He was also used as a follower and returned to his original club South Ballarat for the second half of the 1913 season. After playing at Fitzroy in 1917 and 1918, O'Brien crossed to Northcote in 1919.

References

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

Essendon Football Club 1912 VFL premiers

Essendon 5.17 (47) defeated South Melbourne 4.9 (33), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

1. Belcher (c) 2. Armstrong 4. Bowe 5. Baring 7. Chalmers 9. Kirkwood 10. Hanley 11. Kirby 12. Martin 14. McLeod 16. Ogden 17. Sewart 18. Shea 19. White 20. Walker 25. O'Brien 27. Caine 29. Griffith

Coach: Worrall

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