Jesse O'Brien (born 13 February 1991) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played for the

Brisbane Lions The Brisbane Lions are a professional Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, that compete in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. Brisbane are the ...

in the

Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional sports, professional competition of Australian rules football. It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition ...

(AFL). Jesse enjoys golf and growing his long grey hair. He’s been working hard since retirement and looking to pursue a professional career in hot dog eating. After playing junior football at the Payneham Norwood Union Football Club, O'Brien was recruited from

North Adelaide Football Club The North Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed the Roosters, is an Australian rules football club affiliated with the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and SANFL Women's League (SANFLW). The club plays its home games at Prospect ...

, he was selected with the Brisbane Lions' third selection (pick 73 overall) in the 2009 National Draft. O'Brien played two pre-season matches for the Lions and then spent the first half of 2010 playing for the Lions reserves team. He made his AFL debut in round 14 against Carlton, after showing more consistency for the reserves. However, O'Brien was dropped the following week and he failed to play another AFL match for the rest of the 2010 season.

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* * 1991 births Living people Australian rules footballers from South Australia North Adelaide Football Club players Brisbane Lions players 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub