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| Steven O'Dwyer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | (1966-01-19)19 January 1966 (age 59) Lithgow, New South Wales | ||
| Original team | St. Bernards | ||
| Height | 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1987–1991 | Melbourne | 84 (45) | |
| 1992 | Richmond | 5(0) | |
| Total | 89 (45) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1992. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Steven O'Dwyer (born 19 January 1966) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played forMelbourne in theVFL/AFL.
A redheaded lanky ruckman, O'Dwyer won the1988Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal for Melbourne's best and fairest player, helping the club reach theirfirst Grand Final since1964. However, he missed the decider after being suspended for strikingCarlton'sSteven Da Rui in the Preliminary Final.
O'Dwyer was traded to Richmond for a draft pick (Darren Kowal) at the end of the1991 season. Injuries forced O'Dwyer into retirement a year later only managing five games with the Tigers.
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | H/O | Hit-outs |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
| 1987 | Melbourne | 32 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 87 | 45 | 132 | 57 | 16 | 239 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 14.1 |
| 1988 | Melbourne | 1 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 210 | 80 | 290 | 136 | 25 | 286 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 12.1 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 11.9 |
| 1989 | Melbourne | 1 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 118 | 47 | 165 | 76 | 9 | 244 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 9.7 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 14.4 |
| 1990 | Melbourne | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 89 | 48 | 137 | 48 | 6 | 139 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 9.3 |
| 1991 | Melbourne | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 59 | 28 | 87 | 45 | 3 | 95 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 7.9 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 8.6 |
| 1992 | Richmond | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 16 | 1 | 41 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 8.2 |
| Career | 89 | 45 | 28 | 583 | 275 | 858 | 378 | 60 | 1044 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 9.7 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 11.7 | ||