Phil O'Keeffe

Phil O'Keeffe
Personal information
Full name Phillip O'Keeffe
Date of birth (1966-12-17) 17 December 1966
Original team(s) East Ballarat, (Ballarat FL)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1989 Footscray 9 (19)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989.

Phil O'Keeffe (born 17 December 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1989.[1] 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.[2] He later played for Williamstown.[3]

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 494. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
  2. Damian Barrett (23 September 1991). "Gutsy Redlegs survive the heat". Herald-Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. p. 82.
  3. Ross Booth (17 July 1994). "Seagulls hold off Port onslaught". The Sunday Age (Sport Liftout). Melbourne, VIC. p. 21.


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