Rodney Charles Oborne (born 6 September 1953) is a former

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er who played with Collingwood and

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in the

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(VFL). Oborne, a left-footed half forward flanker, was recruited from Marist Brothers College, in

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. Making his senior debut in the

1972 VFL season The 1972 VFL season was the 76th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 1 April until 7 October, and comprised a 22- ...

, Oborne kicked 39 goals in

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, the second most for his club behind Peter McKenna, and was also the only Collingwood player to appear in all 24 games.AFL Tables: Rod Oborne
/ref> He continued to be regularly selected in the team until the

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, when injuries restricted him to just three games. He spent the 1977 season in the

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(WANFL), playing for

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, having been involved in a trade which saw Claremont star Kevin Worthington arrive at Collingwood. In

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, Oborne returned to Collingwood and played in his third VFL preliminary final. He again finished in the losing team and never got to appear in a grand final for Collingwood. During the

1979 VFL season The 1979 VFL season was the 83rd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 31 March until 29 September, and comprised a ...

, Oborne transferred to Richmond and kicked four goals in his first game for his new club, against

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at the

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(MCG). He only played four more games for Richmond, in three seasons and missed out on their 1980 premiership. For the rest of the 1980s, Oborne was a coach, starting as playing coach at

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(VFA) club Williamstown in 1982. In 1984, he was appointed coach of Ainslie in Canberra's ACTFL. He steered them to the 1984 premiership. He has a son, Brad Oborne, who also played for Collingwood.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oborne, Rod 1953 births Australian rules footballers from Tasmania Collingwood Football Club players Richmond Football Club players Claremont Football Club players Williamstown Football Club players Williamstown Football Club coaches Ainslie Football Club coaches Living people