Alf O'Connor

Alfred William 'Alf' O'Connor (1900-1970) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1920s and 1930s. O'Connor was a state and national representative second-rower who won three NSWRFL premierships with South Sydney.

Alf O'Connor

Personal information
Full name	Alf William O'Connor
Born	5 July 1900 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	30 January 1970 (aged 69) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1922–29 South Sydney 83 14 0 0 42 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1922–30 New South Wales 17 5 0 0 15 1924 Australia 3 0 0 0 0 1922 Metropolis 1 1 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

Alf 'Itchy' O'Connor played eight seasons for South Sydney between 1922–1929. A tall second-row forward, O'Connor played 83 first grade games for Souths and played in four Grand Finals, and won three premierships with the club in 1925 , 1926 and 1929.

O'Connor had an excellent representative career, representing New South Wales on nine separate occasions between 1924–1930. He also represented Australia on three occasions during the 1924 Ashes series.

O'Connor is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No.131.[2] Alf O'Connor was the brother of fellow Souths champion player Frank O'Connor.[3]

Post playing

Alf O'Connor became an Australian National Test Selector in 1946.[4]

Death

O'Connor died at Mascot, New South Wales on 30 January 1970 aged 69.[5]

References

1. "Alf O'Connor - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. ARL Annual Report 2005. Page 52
3. "A Look Back At Premiership Success". www.rabbitohs.com.au.
4. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
5. Sydney Morning Herald: Death notice 31/1/1970