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Key Facts

Full name
David O'Donoghue

Known as
Dave O'Donoghue

Born
11 July 1885

Died
25 August 1960 (aged 75)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 325d
Last game: 25y 341d

Height and weight
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 81 kg

Senior clubs
Collingwood

Recruited from
Northcote (1907)

Dave O'Donoghue

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
CollingwoodV/AFL1907-19115400.0063%———0
Total1907-19115400.0063%———0

AFL: 1,292nd player to appear, 4,090th most games played, 10,253rd most goals kickedCollingwood: 130th player to appear, 330th most games played, 923rd most goals kicked

David O’Donoghue was a resolute, close-checking defender who was often given the task of nullifying the opposition’s most dangerous forward. In 1908 and 1909 he did this to consistently telling effect, but for the remainder of his career he was essentially a fringe player, and did not achieve selection in either the 1910 grand final against Carlton (which the Magpies won) or the following year’s losing affair against Essendon. Between 1907 and 1911 O’Donoghue played 53 VFL games for Collingwood without registering a goal.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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