Dick O'Bree
Dick O'Bree really is the Ron Barrassi of Euroa Football Club. With our 1970/1990 Premiership Reunion on this weekend, it is timely to list some of Dick's achievements.
- Played in 10 senior premiership teams (8 at Euroa and 2 at Lake Boga).
- Coached Euroa to 7 premierships (champions in 1963 & 1969) in his 9 years as coach - 1963-64-65, 1967, 1969-70 & 71. Double premierships were also won in 63, 64 & 65 and the Reserves also won in 1966 & 1968 - thus at least one premiership was won in each season that he coached the club.
- During the 9 seasons that Dick coached Euroa, up to and including 1971, the team played 180 games and lost only 17! At won stage they won 38 matches in a row - an amazing record.
- In his remarkable career he kicked a total of 1285 goals in senior football - 901 of which were for Euroa, 257 for Lake Boga, 122 for Wycheproof and 5 for Collingwood. He kicked over 100 goals on 2 occasions and was in the 90's on several occasions. His biggest total was 140 for Lake Boga at 16 years of age.
- Dick finally hung up his boots in 1971.
- (Thanks to Cliff Halsall's "Golden Days of Euroa Football Club Down the Years")
It should also be noted that Dick's sons Steve, Rick and Paul each played over 100 games for Euroa Football Club, Paul kicking 100 goals in the Magpies 1990 premiership side and later coaching Euroa from 1996 to 1998 (playing 200 games) and lead Euroa back to the start of another successful era.