Fred O'Shea

Fred O'Shea
Personal information
Full name	Fred T. O'Shea
Date of birth	5 October 1886
Date of death	26 December 1962 (aged 76)
Original team(s)	Brunswick
Height / weight	170 cm / 68 kg
Position(s)	Wingman
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1910–12	Essendon	49 (3)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.

Fred O'Shea (5 October 1886 – 26 December 1962) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

O'Shea, a member of the 1909 Brunswick VFA premiership team, joined Essendon in 1910 and was on the wing when they won the 1911 VFL Grand Final. The following season, O'Shea kicked the winning goal in a final against Carlton which put his club into another Grand Final. He had injured his knee in the first quarter and had to be carried off but returned late in the game and despite being unable to walk, was assigned to the goalsquare and booted the winner with his only kick. Due to his injury, he missed out on the premiership decider and in 1913 he returned to Brunswick.

References

• Fred O'Shea's statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.