Graham Osborne (footballer, born 1963) explained

Graham Osborne
Birth Date:10 February 1963
Originalteam:Preston
Height:179 cm
Weight:80 kg
Statsend:1989
Years1:1984–1989
Club1:Fitzroy
Games Goals1:37 (8)

Graham Osborne (born 10 February 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Osborne started his career at Preston in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and was a member of the Preston team that defeated Geelong West in the 1983 VFA Grand Final.[2]

He had to wait until the 1984 VFL finals series to make his Fitzroy debut, which came against Collingwood in an elimination final.[3] This made him the first Fitzroy player, since Charlie Chapman in 1924, to make their league debut in a final.[4] Fitzroy lost the match by 46 points.[5]

From 1984 to 1989, Osborne made 37 appearances for Fitzroy.[3] He finished his career with a reserves premiership in 1989.[6]

His younger brother, Richard Osborne, played 187 games with Fitzroy and kicked 411 goals.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. Web site: When the Bullants were Shaw Things. Northern Blues. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140205193515/http://northernbluesfc.com.au/news/130-bullants-shaw-things-290513.html. 5 February 2014. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Graham Osborne. AFL Tables.
  4. Book: Lovett, Michael. AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. 2004. 0-9580300-5-7.
  5. Web site: Collingwood v Fitzroy. AFL Tables.
  6. Web site: Fitzroy's reserves reunite. Fitzroy Football Club.
  7. Book: Donald, Chris. Fitzroy: For The Love Of The Jumper. Pan Macmillan Australia. 2002. 978-1-877029-18-9.