David O'Keeffe (footballer) explained

David O'Keeffe
Fullname:David O'Keeffe
Birth Date:20 February 1962
Originalteam:Newcomb[1]
Height:189 cm
Weight:89 kg
Statsend:1991
Years1:1982–1986
Club1:Geelong
Games Goals1:50 (22)
Years2:1987–1991
Club2:Brisbane Bears
Games Goals2:68 (25)
Games Goalstotal:118 (47)

David O'Keeffe

(Born 20 February 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).

Recruited locally, O'Keeffe was a member of the Geelong reserves premiership in 1982. A wingman, he had his best season in 1984 when he made 19 appearances, took 70 marks, and averaged 14 disposals.[2]

O'Keeffe played in Brisbane's first ever VFL game in the opening round of the 1987 season and a total of 16 games that year.[2] He continued to be a regular fixture in the team and missed just two games in 1989.[2] In their upset win over Hawthorn that season, O'Keeffe played as a full-back and kept Jason Dunstall to three goals.[3]

In 1991, O'Keeffe's final season, he played just four AFL games but finished his career on a high by participating in the reserves grand final win over Melbourne.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/D/David_OKeeffe.html AFL Tables: David O'Keeffe
  3. The Age, "Brisbane achieves the unthinkable", 21 August 1989, p. 35