Alan Obst is an

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player who played for in the

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(AFL) and Central District in the

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the ...

(SANFL).Obst feels right at home
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South Gawler Football Club The South Gawler Football Club is a country Australian rules football club, founded by James Fitzgerald in the Gawler South area of the town of Gawler, South Australia, in 1889. The Lions, who wear royal blue and white stripes, currently compet ...

, Obst played for South Australia at the 2005 AFL Under 18 Championships. Obst was then drafted by with the 48th selection in the

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but was delisted at the end of the

2006 AFL season The 2006 AFL season was the 110th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured si ...

without making his AFL debut. After playing for Central District in the SANFL in 2007, including in their 2007 SANFL Premiership side, he was selected by in the 2008 Rookie Draft. Obst made his AFL debut in Round 8 of the

2008 AFL season The 2008 AFL season was the 112th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured si ...

, two days before his 21st birthday. He was badly injured from a collision during the game. He fractured ribs and suffered a

collapsed lung A pneumothorax is an abnormal collection of air in the pleural space between the lung and the chest wall. Symptoms typically include sudden onset of sharp, one-sided chest pain and shortness of breath. In a minority of cases, a one-way valve is ...

, resulting in him being unable to fly home from the

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and instead was driven home. He return later in the year to play two more games, but was delisted again at the end of the season. North Melbourne then re-selected him in the 2009 Rookie Draft. He only played in the final two matches of the

2009 AFL season The 2009 AFL season was the 113th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured six ...

and not at all in 2010, before he was delisted from an AFL club for the third time in October 2010. In 2011 he returned to South Australia to again play for Central District. Obst has twice suffered injuries from late-night incidents at bars, firstly in May 2010 in Melbourne and then in April 2011 in Adelaide, when he received a

broken jaw Mandibular fracture, also known as fracture of the jaw, is a break through the mandibular bone. In about 60% of cases the break occurs in two places. It may result in a decreased ability to fully open the mouth. Often the teeth will not feel pr ...

.Obst has surgery on broken jaw
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Obst, Alan North Melbourne Football Club players Central District Football Club players Werribee Football Club players Living people 1987 births Australian rules footballers from South Australia Darwin Football Club players North Adelaide Football Club players