Phil O'Keeffe explained

Phil O'Keeffe
Fullname:Phillip O'Keeffe
Birth Date:17 December 1966
Originalteam:East Ballarat, (Ballarat FL)
Statsend:1989
Years1:1989
Games Goals1:9 (19)

Disambiguation: the geographer Phil O'Keefe

Phillip O'Keeffe (born 17 December 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1989. He was recruited from the East Ballarat Football Club in the Ballarat Football League.

O'Keeffe later played for Werribee in the Victorian Football Association. He was ordered off in the final quarter of the 1991 Grand Final, after assaulting Dandenong's Ian Atkinson, leaving him with a severely broken jaw; it was considered one of the turning points of the Grand Final, which Werribee lost by nine points.[1] He later played for Williamstown.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Herald-Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. 82. Damian Barrett. 23 September 1991. Gutsy Redlegs survive the heat.
  2. News: The Sunday Age (Sport Liftout). Melbourne, VIC. 21. Ross Booth. 17 July 1994. Seagulls hold off Port onslaught.