Alan Osborne

Alan Leslie Osborne (born 7 December 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1960s.[1]

For the St Kilda footballer who played in 1955, see Alan Osborne (footballer, born 1933).

Alan Osborne
Personal information
Full name Alan Leslie Osborne
Date of birth (1940-12-07) 7 December 1940
Original team(s) Dandenong
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1962–63 St Kilda 11 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1963.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Osborne could play in a variety of positions, from forward, ruckman to back pocket. He spent just two seasons at St Kilda and made nine of his eleven appearances in the 1962 VFL season. A VFA representative in the 1966 Hobart Carnival, Osborne previously played for the league in 1961, 1964 and 1965. He was a premiership player at Dandenong in 1967 where he was charged, but exonerated, of kicking, in the Grand Final.

See also

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 680. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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