Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Alfred William O'Connor
- Born
- Thursday, 5th July, 1900
- Died
- Friday, 30th January, 1970 (Aged 69 years and 209 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Frank O'Connor
Biography
Tall Souths forward represented NSW on the 1922 tour of NZ before playing in all three Tests against England two years later. Alf ‘Itchy’ O’Connor, the brother of Souths’ Test forward Frank O’Connor, partnered George Treweek in the second row during the 1924 Ashes series. The following year he played in five interstate matches for NSW and was a member of the ‘fantastic five’ forward pack (the lock would stand out as an extra five-eighth) that champion Souths sides utilised to win premierships in 1925-26. An Australian Test selector in 1946, Alf O’Connor died in 1970, age 69.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| City Cup | 18 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| NRL | 76 | 14 | - | - | 42 | 61 | 12 | 3 | 80.26% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Seconds | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Metropolis | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | 7 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71% | List | |||
| NRL Finals | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Interstate Matches | 9 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Australia | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
| Test Series | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Country Carnival | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1924 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Metropolis | 1922 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW Seconds | 1922 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1922, 1924-25, 1929-30 | 17 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 52.94% | List | |||
| Metropolis Seconds | 1923 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Probables (AU) | 1925 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Seconds | 1929 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Combined City | 1929 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1922-1930 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 58.33% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1922 | 12 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 58.33% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1923 | 11 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.73% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1924 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1925 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1926 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.50% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1927 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.50% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1928 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1929 | 14 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 92.86% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Souths | 1922-29 | 76 | 14 | - | - | 42 | 61 | 12 | 3 | 80.26% | List | |||
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner
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