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Key Facts

Full name
Cristian O'Brien

Known as
Cristian O'Brien

Born
15 January 1974 (age 50)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 140d
Last game: 21y 76d

Height and weight
Height: 184 cm
Weight: 90 kg

Senior clubs
Norwood; Geelong

Jumper numbers
Geelong: 22

Recruited from
Norwood (1994); Geelong (1997)

Cristian O'Brien

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
NorwoodSANFL1993, 1997-199952911.75—————
GeelongAFL1994-1995200.0050%0.502.001.000
Total1993-1995, 1997-199954911.69—————

AFL: 10,519th player to appear, 11,910th most games played, 12,772nd most goals kickedGeelong: 924th player to appear, 1,016th most games played, 1,086th most goals kicked

After failing to break through for a senior game at Melbourne Cristian O’Brien joined Norwood in 1993 where a series of strong performances saw him picked up by Geelong in the Mid-Season Draft. Opting to see out the year with the Redlegs, he was on a half forward flank in their losing grand final clash with Woodville-West Torrens.

Athletic, strong and a fine kick, he was at home in almost any position. He spent the period from 1994 to 1996 with Geelong but only managed a couple of senior appearances. He rounded off his career back at the Parade and had played 52 games and scored 91 goals by the time he retired in 1999. He was the Redlegs’ top goal kicker in 1998 with 31 goals.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.