Alan Leslie Osborne (born 7 December 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1960s.[1]
| Alan Osborne | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alan Leslie Osborne | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1940 | ||
| Original team(s) | Dandenong | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1962–63 | St Kilda | 11 (2) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1963. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Osborne could play in a variety of positions, from forward, ruckman to back pocket. He spent just two seasons at St Kilda and made nine of his eleven appearances in the 1962 VFL season. A VFA representative in the 1966 Hobart Carnival, Osborne previously played for the league in 1961, 1964 and 1965. He was a premiership player at Dandenong in 1967 where he was charged, but exonerated, of kicking, in the Grand Final.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 680. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
edit- Alan Osborne's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alan Osborne's playing statistics from The VFA Project