Player
Paul OBrien
Essendon · #36·5 seasons (1980–1988)·25 games·Born 16-Apr-1961 (age 65)·177 cm·75 kg
Games
25
Disposals
391
Goals
2
Tackles
5
Brownlow votes
6
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Melbourne | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Melbourne | 6 | 12.7 | 5.3 | 18.0 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1982 | Melbourne | 13 | 10.9 | 6.4 | 17.3 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | Melbourne | 2 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 |
| 1988 | Essendon | 3 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 12.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Melbourne | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Melbourne | 6 | 76 | 32 | 108 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1982 | Melbourne | 13 | 142 | 83 | 225 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | Melbourne | 2 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1988 | Essendon | 3 | 25 | 11 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
24
22, 22, 21, 19, 18, 18, 18, 17, 17
Kicks
20
17, 15, 14, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12
Marks
5
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3
Handballs
9
8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6
Goals
2
None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None
Behinds
1
None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None
Tackles
3
2, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None
Frees
7
6, 6, 6, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Frees Against
5
4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2