Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
| Ron O'Dwyer |
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| Full name |
Ron O'Dwyer |
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| Date of birth |
(1938-02-05) 5 February 1938 (age 86) |
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| Original team(s) |
North Broken Hill |
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| Height |
170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
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| Weight |
70 kg (154 lb) |
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| Years |
Club |
Games (Goals) |
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| 1956–1958 |
Carlton |
13 (11) |
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| 1959–1961 |
Collingwood |
27 (15) |
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| Total |
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40 (26) |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1961. |
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Ron O'Dwyer (born 5 February 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Originally from Broken Hill, O'Dwyer was a rover and played 10 of his 13 games for Carlton in the 1957 season.[1][2]
He transferred to Collingwood for the 1959 season but again only appeared sporadically.[2] In 1960 he participated in Collingwood's final series and was in their grand final losing team.[2]
In 1962 he joined Western District Football League club Heywood, as senior coach.[3] He played for Sandringham in 1966 and 1967.
O'Dwyer is now the President of a past players association called "AFL X-Men".
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