Sean O'Keeffe (born 10 May 1982) is a former

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er who played with

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in the

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. O'Keeffe played his junior football for

Wangaratta Rovers The Wangaratta Rovers, officially known as the Wangaratta Rovers Football & Netball Club, is an Australian rules football club based in Wangaratta, Victoria and play in the Ovens & Murray Football League. Their nickname is the Hawks. Their hom ...

in the

Ovens & Murray Football League The Ovens and Murray Football Netball League (O&MFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball competition containing ten clubs based in north-eastern Victoria, the southern Riverina region of New South Wales and the Ovens and Murray are ...

, and played

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football for the

Murray Bushrangers The Murray Bushrangers is an Australian rules football team playing in Victorian statewide under-18s competition, presently known as the NAB League, since 1993 based in Wangaratta. The team trains on Norm Minns Oval. The team is coached by Mark ...

. He was recruited to the AFL by the

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with its third round selection in the 2000 AFL Draft. O'Keeffe managed only six senior games with Carlton in his three seasons at the club, and was de-listed at the end of 2003. O'Keeffe has since had a distinguished football career at state and country level. He played for

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in the

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from 2004 to 2005, winning premierships in both years and winning the club Best and Fairest and being named in the VFL Team of the Year in 2005. In 2006, O'Keeffe moved to South Australia and played for Sturt in the

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until 2007. In 2008, he moved to

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, and played for Kalgoorlie Railways in the

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, winning the Mitchell Medal, as league best and fairest, in 2009. In 2010, he returned to his former club Wangaratta Rovers, winning the club best and fairest in his first season back. O'Keeffe is still at Wangaratta Rovers, winning his second best & fairest in 2016 and played in their 2022 O&MFNL Reserves losing grand final side. O'Keeffe, a qualified teacher, worked as an electrician when he first returned to Wangaratta.

Sources

*Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 8th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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