Alan Osborne
Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Alan Osborne | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Alan Leslie Osborne | ||
Date of birth | (1940-12-07) 7 December 1940 (age 83) | ||
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 |
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]
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
- 1967 VFA Grand Final
References
- ^ 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
- Alan Osborne's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alan Osborne's playing statistics from The VFA Project
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Victorian (VFA) squad – 1966 Interstate Carnival
Western Australia 26.18 (174) defeated Victoria (VFA) 5.11 (41), at North Hobart Oval, 9 June 1966, crowd: 20,047
Tasmania 19.27 (141) defeated Victoria (VFA) 7.11 (53), at North Hobart Oval, 11 June 1966, crowd: 23,764
Victoria (VFL) 14.17 (101) defeated Victoria (VFA) 9.7 (61), at North Hobart Oval, 13 June 1966, crowd: 13,969
South Australia 21.20 (146) defeated Victoria (VFA) 9.11 (65), at North Hobart Oval, 16 June 1966, crowd: 10,199
Tasmania 19.27 (141) defeated Victoria (VFA) 7.11 (53), at North Hobart Oval, 11 June 1966, crowd: 23,764
Victoria (VFL) 14.17 (101) defeated Victoria (VFA) 9.7 (61), at North Hobart Oval, 13 June 1966, crowd: 13,969
South Australia 21.20 (146) defeated Victoria (VFA) 9.11 (65), at North Hobart Oval, 16 June 1966, crowd: 10,199
- Alexander
- Bedford
- Bibby
- Brown
- Burns
- Caulfield
- Crosher
- Dineen
- Grover
- Howell
- Luff
- McKenzie
- Meddings
- Mickelson
- Nation
- Osborne
- Poore
- Robins
- Robinson
- Sleep
- Stedwell
- Trezise
- Varlamos
- Walker
- Ware
Coach: Bushby