Lochie O'Brien

Lochie O'Brien (born 18 September 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Carlton with their second selection and tenth overall in the 2017 national draft.[1] He made his debut in the eighty-six point loss to North Melbourne at Blundstone Arena in round four of the 2018 season.[2] O'Brien was given a contract extension keeping him at the club until 2021.[3]

Lochie O'Brien
O'Brien playing for Carlton in April 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-09-18) 18 September 1999
Original team(s) Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 10, 2017 national draft
Debut Round 4, 2018, Carlton
vs. North Melbourne, at Blundstone Arena
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 4
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Carlton 36 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life and junior career

Lochie grew up in rural Victoria and played junior football for the South Mildura Football Club.[4] Growing up a Collingwood fan, his grandfather Denis managed to play a single senior game for the Magpies in 1971.[5] Lochie had a promising athletics career growing up, breaking regional records in the 400 and 1500m categories and eventually breaking the state's school record with a time of 51.06 seconds.[4] His impressive sporting background gave him the opportunity to attend Geelong Grammar School.[6] It was not long before he was picked up by the Bendigo Pioneers of the TAC Cup.[6]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of round 20, 2019.[7]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018 Carlton 418211688325179260.10.19.34.613.94.41.4
2019 Carlton 414621304517564160.40.19.33.212.54.61.1
Career 32 8 3 298 128 426 143 42 0.3 0.1 9.3 4.0 13.3 4.5 1.3

References
  1. Landsberger, Sam (26 November 2017). "New Carlton draft pick Lochie O'Brien grew up a Collingwood fan, chose footy over athletics". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  2. Dearlove, Angus (13 April 2018). "Tears to turn to cheers for Lochie O'Brien". Sunraysia Daily. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. "O'Brien recommits". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  4. "Going Places: The country kid who's a self-described 'lion'". afl.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  5. "How the planets aligned for Lochie". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  6. "2017 Draft Guns: Lochie O'Brien". westcoasteagles.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  7. "Lochie O'Brien". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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