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Fred O'Brien

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Fred O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Frederick Michael O'Brien
Date of birth (1878-04-17)17 April 1878
Date of death 26 October 1951(1951-10-26) (aged 73)
Place of death Crystal Brook, South Australia[1]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1905 South Melbourne 2 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1905.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Frederick Michael O'Brien (17 April 1878 – 26 October 1951) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Recruited from South Adelaide where he had played since 1898,[3][4] O'Brien played for South Melbourne in Rounds 2 and 3 of the 1905 VFL season, scoring a goal in his second appearance.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Death of veteran footballer". The Mail. Vol. 41, no. 2, 056. South Australia. 27 October 1951. p. 3.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 664. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ "FOOTBALL". Record. Vol. X, no. 17. Victoria, Australia. 29 April 1905. p. 3.
  4. ^ "THE LEAGUE". The Herald. No. 9229. Victoria, Australia. 13 May 1905. p. 4.
  5. ^ "FOOTBALL". Record. Vol. X, no. 20. Victoria, Australia. 20 May 1905. p. 4.
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