Arthur O'Bryan

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Arthur John O'Bryan
Personal information
Date of birth 20 May 1923
Place of birth Nyarrin, Victoria
Date of death 9 December 1990(1990-12-09) (aged 67)
Place of death Finley, New South Wales
Original team(s) Chinkapook
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1942–1946 Fitzroy 46 (29)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Arthur John O'Bryan (20 May 1923 – 9 December 1990)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s. He played on the half back flank in his club's 1944 Grand Final triumph.

O'Bryan also served in the Australian Army during World War II.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Arthur O'Bryan - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. ^ "World War II Roll: Arthur John O'Bryan". Department of Veterans Affairs.
  • Arthur O'Bryan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • 2004 obituary of Maurie Hearn, mentioning Clen Denning and Laurie Bickerton as the surviving members of the Maroons' 1944 side
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Fitzroy Football Club 1944 VFL premiers
Fitzroy 9.12 (66) defeated Richmond 7.9 (51), at the Junction Oval
  • 5. Dawson
  • 6. Hughson (c)
  • 7. Murray
  • 8. Hillard
  • 14. Hoskins
  • 17. Sier
  • 18. Bickerton
  • 19. Symons
  • 20. Calverley
  • 22. Price
  • 23. Hearn
  • 24. O'Bryan
  • 26. Stackpole
  • 27. Jarvis
  • 30. Ruthven
  • 31. Clay
  • 32. Denning
  • 33. Fields
  • 35. Wright
Coach: Hughson


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