Joe O'Meara explained

Joe O'Meara
Fullname:	Daniel Joseph O'Meara
Birth Date:	16 September 1907^[1]
Birth Place:	Perth, Western Australia
Death Place:	Adelaide, South Australia
Originalteam:	East Perth / Kalgoorlie Railways
Height:	177 cm
Weight:	75 kg
Statsend:	1937
Years1:	1933–1936
Club1:	South Melbourne
Games Goals1:	47 (36)
Years2:	1936–1937
Club2:	Fitzroy
Games Goals2:	10 (6)
Games Goalstotal:	57 (42)

Daniel Joseph "Brum" O'Meara (16 September 1907 – 7 November 1985) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and South Melbourne in the VFL during the 1930s.

Football

O'Meara played as a centreman and half forward and debuted for South Melbourne in their premiership year of 1933, after being recruited from West Australia. The collection of players recruited from interstate in 1932/1933 became known as South Melbourne's "Foreign Legion".^[2]

He played on the half forward flank in the Grand Final and remained with the club until partway through the 1936 season when he crossed to Fitzroy.

See also

• 1927 Melbourne Carnival

References

• World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Daniel Joseph O'Meara, Department of Veterans' Affairs.
• "Brum" O'Meara, The (Perth) Truth, (Saturday, 2 July 1927), p.12.
• Melbourne League Football — the South Melbourne Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 19 May 1934), p.37.

External links

• • • Jim O'Meara at Boyles Football Photos.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daniel Joseph O'Meara . Government of Western Australia.
2. The caricature at the foot of page 10 of Table Talk (22 June 1933) was created by Richard "Dick" Ovenden (1897-1972). From left to right those represented are: Jack Bisset, the team’s captain; Dick Mullaly, the club’s secretary; Brighton Diggins, from Subiaco (WAFL); Bert Beard, from South Fremantle (WAFL); Bill Faul, from Subiaco (WAFL); Joe O'Meara, from East Perth (WAFL); Frank Davies, from City (NTFA); Laurie Nash, from City (NTFA); John Bowe, from Subiaco (WAFL); Jack Wade, from Port Adelaide (SANFL); Ossie Bertram, from West Torrens (SANFL); and Wilbur Harris, from West Torrens (SANFL).