Rod Owen
| Rod Owen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Rod Owen | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1967 | ||
| Original team(s) | Mentone Grammar | ||
| Height/Weight | 185 cm / 87 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1983–1990 1991 1992 Total |
St Kilda Melbourne Brisbane Bears |
60 (103) 9 (19) 9 (21) 78 (143) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1992 season. | |||
Rod "Rocket" Owen (born 31 January 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda, Melbourne and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Owen, who had only just turned 16 when he made his league debut in 1983, suffered from various injuries early in his career and missed the entire 1985 season.[1] He had to wait until his 17th game, in 1986, to experience a win, with St Kilda having lost the previous 16 games he had played in. A Mentone Grammar recruit, Owen kicked a career high 39 goals in 1987, the second most by a St Kilda player that year behind the prolific Tony Lockett.
After playing for St Kilda Owen was traded to Melbourne for Stephen Newport at the end of the 1990 season. He kicked two bags of five goals for Melbourne, against Carlton and North Melbourne.[2] After just one year at Melbourne he was again put on the table at the draft and ended up in Brisbane. Owen had a particularly strong game against Fitzroy and Princes Park when he kicked eight goals and six behinds, a club record against the Lions.
In December 2000, Owen was sentenced to nine months in prison for assault.[3]
References
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ↑ "Rod Owen". AFL Tables.
- ↑ "What drives our AFL heroes to become bad boys?". Herald Sun (Melbourne, Victoria). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2014.