Clarrie O'Connor explained

Clarrie O'Connor
Fullname:	Clarence Joseph O'Connor
Birth Date:	13 October 1909
Birth Place:	Hesket, Victoria
Death Place:	Parkville, Victoria
Originalteam:	Hesket, Woodend
Height:	186 cm
Weight:	92 kg
Position:	Ruck
Statsend:	1939
Years1:	1939
Games Goals1:	5 (1)

Clarence Joseph O'Connor (13 October 1909 – 21 April 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

O'Connor won the 1936 Riddell District Football League's best & fairest award, the Harry O White Medal, playing for Hesket Football Club.^[2]

Hesket FC folded prior to the 1937 Riddell District Football League season and O'Connor played for Woodend in 1937 and 1938, including their 1937 premiership side.^{[3] [4]}

After debuting for South Melbourne in round three, 1939^[5] and playing five consecutive matches, O'Connor returned to Woodend Football Club.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 667.
2. Web site: 1936 - Riddell District Association . Kilmore Free Press (Kilmore, Vic) . 15 April 2024 . 3 . 20 August 1936.
3. Web site: 1937 - Football: TO-DAY’S GRAND FINAL . The Woodend Star (Vic) . 24 April 2024 . 2 . 28 August 1937.
4. Web site: 1937 - Football Grand Final . The Woodend Star (Vic) . 24 April 2024 . 2 . 4 September 1937.
5. Web site: 1939 - News Flashes From The Football Grounds . Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic) . 24 April 2024 . 5 . 6 May 1939.
6. Web site: 1939 - Football . The Woodend Star (Vic) . 24 April 2024 . 2 . 1 July 1939.