Phil O'Brien (footballer)

Phil O'Brien (31 December 1930 – 13 August 2020[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2][3]

Phil O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Phil O'Brien
Date of birth (1930-12-31)31 December 1930
Date of death 13 August 2020(2020-08-13) (aged 89)
Place of death Nagambie, Victoria
Original team(s) Donald
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1951–58 Hawthorn 86 (71)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Death Notice". Weekly Times Now. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Vale Phil O'Brien". www.hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
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