Trevor Obst Explained

Trevor Obst
Nickname:Bubbles
Birth Date:21 June 1940
Position:Back Pocket
Statsend:1972
Years1:1959–1972
Club1:Port Adelaide
Games Goals1:200 (49)
Sooyears1:1960–1967
Sooteam1:South Australia
Soogames Goals1:8
Careerhighlights:

Trevor Obst (21 June 1940  - 1 December 2015)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) during the 1960s and 1970s.[2]

Nicknamed "Bubbles",[3] Obst was a back pocket specialist but occasionally ventured into the forward line and was used at times as a rover. In 1967 he was a surprise winner of the Magarey Medal, becoming the tenth Port Adelaide player to have won the award. He was a member of Port Adelaide premiership teams in 1959, 1962, 1963 and 1965. When he retired in 1972 he had played 205 games for the club as well as six interstate matches for South Australia.

Personal life

Obst came from a famous Port Adelaide family; his father Ken, brother Peter and nephew Andrew all played with distinction for Port Adelaide.[4]

Obst's grandson Brad Ebert also played for Port Adelaide in the AFL.

Notes and References

  1. News: The Advertiser Tributes. 5 December 2015. The Advertiser. 11 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Port Adelaide mourns passing of 1967 Magarey Medallist Trevor Obst. 3 December 2015 .
  3. Web site: Fjeldstad. Jesper. Brad Ebert's back in the Power fold. AdelaideNow. News Limited. 5 May 2012.
  4. Web site: Rucci. Michelangelo. Father-son rule misses mark for Williams. AdelaideNow. News Limited. 5 May 2012. 29 May 2009.