Tim O'Brien (footballer)

Tim O'Brien
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 30)
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
Years Club Games (Goals)
2013–2021 Hawthorn 097 (73)
2022–2023 Western Bulldogs 018 0(1)
Total 115 (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]

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 previously worn by Lance Franklin following the latter's move 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
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2013 Hawthorn 40 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0
2014 Hawthorn 23 4 2 0 11 14 25 9 9 0.5 0.0 2.8 3.5 6.3 2.3 2.3 0
2015 Hawthorn 23 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0
2016 Hawthorn 23 14 12 8 69 54 123 39 31 0.9 0.6 4.9 3.9 8.8 2.8 2.2 0
2017 Hawthorn 23 16 19 6 124 48 172 70 38 1.2 0.4 7.8 3.0 10.8 4.4 2.4 0
2018 Hawthorn 23 12 4 6 88 44 132 38 17 0.3 0.5 7.3 3.7 11.0 3.2 1.4 0
2019 Hawthorn 23 16 12 9 141 63 204 71 22 0.8 0.6 8.8 3.9 12.8 4.4 1.4 2
2020[a] Hawthorn 23 16 12 3 82 34 116 47 28 0.8 0.2 5.1 2.1 7.3 2.9 1.8 0
2021 Hawthorn 23 19 12 5 147 72 219 90 32 0.6 0.3 7.7 3.8 11.5 4.7 1.7 0
2022 Western Bulldogs 22 11 1 0 89 37 126 64 10 0.1 0.0 8.1 3.4 11.5 5.8 0.9 0
2023 Western Bulldogs 22 7 0 0 63 17 80 36 9 0.0 0.0 9.0 2.4 11.4 5.1 1.3 0
Career 115 74 37 814 383 1197 464 196 0.6 0.3 7.1 3.3 10.4 4.0 1.7 2

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

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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