Graham Osborne (footballer, born 1963)

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Graham Osborne
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-02-10) 10 February 1963 (age 61)
Original team(s) Preston
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1984–1989 Fitzroy 37 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Graham Osborne (born 10 February 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Osborne started his career at Preston in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and was a member of the Preston team that defeated Geelong West in the 1983 VFA Grand Final. [2]

He had to wait until the 1984 VFL finals series to make his Fitzroy debut, which came against Collingwood in an elimination final. [3] This made him the first Fitzroy player, since Charlie Chapman in 1924, to make their league debut in a final. [4] Fitzroy lost the match by 46 points. [5]

From 1984 to 1989, Osborne made 37 appearances for Fitzroy. [3] He finished his career with a reserves premiership in 1989. [6]

His younger brother, Richard Osborne, played 187 games with Fitzroy and kicked 411 goals. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. ↑ "When the Bullants were Shaw Things". Northern Blues. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Graham Osborne". AFL Tables.
  4. ↑ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN   0-9580300-5-7.
  5. ↑ "Collingwood v Fitzroy". AFL Tables.
  6. ↑ "Fitzroy's reserves reunite". Fitzroy Football Club.
  7. ↑ Donald, Chris (2002). Fitzroy: For The Love Of The Jumper. Pan Macmillan Australia. ISBN   978-1-877029-18-9.
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