Joe O'Meara
{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1907}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Joe O'Meara
| image =
| fullname = Daniel Joseph O'Meara
| birth_date = 16 September 1907{{cite web |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-justice/online-index-search-tool |title=Daniel Joseph O'Meara |publisher=Government of Western Australia}}
| birth_place = Perth, Western Australia
| death_date = {{death date and age|1985|11|7|1907|9|16|df=yes}}
| death_place = Adelaide, South Australia
| originalteam = East Perth / Kalgoorlie Railways
| height = 177 cm
| weight = 75 kg
| position =
| statsend = 1937
| years1 = 1933–1936
| club1 = South Melbourne
| games_goals1 = 47 (36)
| years2 = 1936–1937
| club2 = Fitzroy
| games_goals2 = 10 {{0}}(6)
| games_goalstotal = 57 (42)
| careerhighlights =
}}
Daniel Joseph "Brum" O'Meara (16 September 1907 – 7 November 1985) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and South Melbourne in the VFL during the 1930s.
Football
O'Meara played as a centreman and half forward and debuted for South Melbourne in their premiership year of 1933, after being recruited from West Australia. The collection of players recruited from interstate in 1932/1933 became known as South Melbourne's "Foreign Legion".The caricature at the foot of [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/149547747/17704724 page 10 of Table Talk (22 June 1933)] was created by Richard "Dick" Ovenden (1897-1972). From left to right those represented are: Jack Bisset, the team’s captain; Dick Mullaly, the club’s secretary; Brighton Diggins, from Subiaco (WAFL); Bert Beard, from South Fremantle (WAFL); Bill Faul, from Subiaco (WAFL); Joe O'Meara, from East Perth (WAFL); Frank Davies, from City (NTFA); Laurie Nash, from City (NTFA); John Bowe, from Subiaco (WAFL); Jack Wade, from Port Adelaide (SANFL); Ossie Bertram, from West Torrens (SANFL); and Wilbur Harris, from West Torrens (SANFL).
He played on the half forward flank in the Grand Final and remained with the club until partway through the 1936 season when he crossed to Fitzroy.
See also
Notes
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References
- [https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=539322&c=WW2#R World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Daniel Joseph O'Meara, Department of Veterans' Affairs.]
- [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208709316 "Brum" O'Meara, The (Perth) Truth, (Saturday, 2 July 1927), p.12.]
- [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223837219 Melbourne League Football — the South Melbourne Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 19 May 1934), p.37.]
External links
- {{AFL Tables | J/Jim_OMeara }}
- {{AustralianFootball | joe+o'meara/5675 }}
- [http://www.boylesfootballphotos.net.au/Jim+O%27Meara Jim O'Meara] at Boyles Football Photos.
{{1933 South Melbourne premiership players}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
Category:Sydney Swans premiership players
Category:Fitzroy Football Club players
Category:East Perth Football Club players
Category:Kalgoorlie Railways Football Club players
Category:VFL/AFL premiership players
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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