Lochie O'Brien

Lochie O'Brien
O'Brien playing for Carlton in April 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-09-18) 18 September 1999 (age 25)
Original team(s)	Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup)/Geelong Grammar School (APS)/ South Mildura
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	82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Carlton
Number	4
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2018–2023	Carlton	66 (16)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Lochie O'Brien (born 18 September 1999) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life and junior career

Lochie grew up in rural Victoria and played junior football for the South Mildura Football Club.^[1] Growing up a Collingwood fan, his grandfather Denis managed to play a single senior game for the Magpies in 1971.^[2] 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.^[1] His impressive sporting background gave him the opportunity to attend Geelong Grammar School.^[3] It was not long before he was picked up by the Bendigo Pioneers of the TAC Cup.^[3]

AFL career

O'Brien was drafted by Carlton with its second selection (No. 10 overall) in the 2017 national draft.^[4] He made his debut in Round 4, 2018 against North Melbourne at Blundstone Arena,^[5] and the following week was given a contract extension to the end of 2021.^[6]

O'Brien played regular senior football in his first two seasons, appearing in 35 of 44 matches, before falling out of favour and playing only six across in 2020 and 2021. He was demoted from the club's senior list to its rookie list for the 2022 season. At the end of 2023 Afl season he was delisted from the Carlton Football Club^[7]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 23, 2022.^[8]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2018	Carlton	4	18	2	1	168	83	251	79	26	0.1	0.1	9.3	4.6	13.9	4.4	1.4
2019	Carlton	4	14	6	4	130	45	175	64	16	0.4	0.1	9.3	3.2	12.5	4.6	1.1
2020	Carlton	4	1	1	0	5	2	7	2	2	1.0	0.0	5.0	2.0	7.0	2.0	1.0
2021	Carlton	4	5	1	3	49	31	80	20	9	0.2	0.6	9.8	6.2	16.0	4.0	1.8
2022	Carlton	4	19	5	9	238	99	337	98	27	0.4	0.5	12.5	5.2	17.7	5.1	1.4
Career			60	16	17	619	267	886	279	83	0.3	0.3	10.3	4.4	14.8	4.6	1.4

References

1. "Going Places: The country kid who's a self-described 'lion'". afl.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
2. "How the planets aligned for Lochie". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
3. "2017 Draft Guns: Lochie O'Brien". westcoasteagles.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
4. 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.
5. Dearlove, Angus (13 April 2018). "Tears to turn to cheers for Lochie O'Brien". Sunraysia Daily. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
6. "O'Brien recommits". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
7. Cristian Fillipo (26 November 2021). "Carlton re-rookies O'Brien, Cottrell". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
8. "Lochie O'Brien". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

External links

• Lochie O'Brien's playing statistics from AFL Tables