Brock O'Brien

Infobox afl player


firstname = Brock
lastname = O'Brien


birthdate = birth date and age|df=yes|1988|5|30
birthplace =
originalteam = Peel Thunder, WAFL
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dead = alive
deathdate =
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debutdate = Rd 22, 1 September 2007
debutteam = Fremantle
debutopponent = Port Adelaide
debutstadium = AAMI Stadium
playingteams = Fremantle (2007-) 2 games 0 goals
coach = notcoach
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statsend = Round 9, 2008
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Brock O'Brien (born 30 May 1988) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He plays as a midfielder or defender and was selected by the Fremantle Football Club with selection 52 in the 2006 AFL National Draft.

O'Brien made his senior debut for Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League in 2005 as a 16 year old alongside his older brother, Rory O'Brien. [ [http://www.peelthunder.com.au/gallery/210505.php Peel Football Club Photo Gallery] ; 21 May 2005] He represented Western Australia in the national under 16 championships in 2004 and the national under 18 championships in both 2005 and 2006. He is also a graduate of the AIS/AFL academy and was a member of the national under 17 team which played against Ireland when they toured in 2006. [ [http://www.peelthunder.com.au/events/colts_drafted_2006.php Peel Thunder 2006 Draft] ]

He made his AFL debut in the final round of the 2007 season, when Fremantle suspended six players for off-field indiscretions, including mid-week drinking of alcohol and a missing training session. [ [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22337703-11088,00.html Dockers drop six] ] His debut was described as magnificent, [ [http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfmatchreport/port-seals-victory-and-home-final/2007/09/02/1188067447303.html Port seals victory and home final] ] with his 16 possessions being a shining light in an otherwise disappointing end to a year in which Fremantle started as one of the premiership favourites, but did not even make the final eight.

External links

* [http://fremantlefc.com.au/Season2007/PlayersandCoaches/PlayingList/PlayerProfile/tabid/8469/playerId/15487/teamId/34/typeId/2/Default.aspx Fremantle Football Club Bio]
*AflRleague|ref=B/Brock_OBrien.html

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