Tim O'Brien (footballer)

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Tim O'Brien
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O'Brien playing for Hawthorn in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Tim O'Brien
Nickname(s) Tobster, Red Buddy
Date of birth (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Mount Gambier, South Australia
Original team(s) West Gambier, Glenelg
Draft No. 28, 2012 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2014, Hawthorn  vs. Brisbane Lions, at Aurora Stadium
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2013–2021 Hawthorn 097 (73)
2022–2023 Western Bulldogs 018 0(1)
Total115 (74)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Tim O'Brien (born 28 March 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer who last played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. A tall utility player, O'Brien is known for his high leaping for high marks.[ citation needed ]

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Early career

The red-headed O'Brien used to make 10-hour return car trip to Glenelg to play under-15 games. At 16 he played in his first West Gambier senior premiership in the Western Border league. West won again the following year with O'Brien playing in the ruck. He has a terrific mark and good leg speed, where he recorded the third-best result in agility draft camp. [1]

AFL career

Hawthorn selected O'Brien with pick 28 in the 2012 AFL Draft.

He spent 2013 developing in the VFL playing for Hawthorn's reserve affiliate side, the Box Hill, and was a member of their premiership winning side.

Entering into his second season, O'Brien changed from number 40 to Hawthorn's famous number 23 guernsey following Lance Franklin's move to Sydney at the end of the 2013 season. [2]

On August 22, 2017, after having a career-best season, O'Brien signed a two-year contract extension keeping him at Hawthorn until the end of 2019. [3]

At the end of the 2021 AFL season, O'Brien exercised his rights as a free agent and joined the Western Bulldogs. [4] He played for the Bulldogs for two seasons, before being delisted in September 2023. [5]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2023. [6]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2013 Hawthorn 400——————————————0
2014 Hawthorn 23420111425990.50.02.83.56.32.32.30
2015 Hawthorn 230——————————————0
2016 Hawthorn 2314128695412339310.90.64.93.98.82.82.20
2017 Hawthorn 23161961244817270381.20.47.83.010.84.42.40
2018 Hawthorn 231246884413238170.30.57.33.711.03.21.40
2019 Hawthorn 23161291416320471220.80.68.83.912.84.41.42
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Hawthorn 2316123823411647280.80.25.12.17.32.91.80
2021 Hawthorn 23191251477221990320.60.37.73.811.54.71.70
2022 Western Bulldogs 221110893712664100.10.08.13.411.55.80.90
2023 Western Bulldogs 227006317803690.00.09.02.411.45.11.30
Career115743781438311974641960.60.37.13.310.44.01.72

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Box Hill

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References

  1. ↑ Friends Brodie Murdoch And Tim Obrien Await Their Draft Fate The Daily Telegraph[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Young Hawk Tim O'Brien to wear Lance Franklin's No. 23 jersey". The Age. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Schmook, Nathan (22 August 2017). "Two strong-marking Hawks locked away". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. ↑ @AFL_House (7 October 2021). "The AFL has received paperwork..." (Tweet). Retrieved 7 October 2021– via Twitter.
  5. ↑ https://www.afl.com.au/news/1030786/former-hawthorn-hawk-tim-obrien-among-three-western-bulldogs-delisted
  6. ↑ "AFL Tables - Tim OBrien - Stats - Statistics". afltables.com. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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