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Maurice O'Keefe
Maurice O'Keefe
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Full name	Maurice W. O'Keefe
Date of birth	22 January 1954 (age 70)
Original team(s)	Bungaree FC
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1977–1979	St Kilda
1980	Geelong
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1980.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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Maurice O'Keefe (born 22 January 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

O'Keefe was from Bungaree near Ballarat and started his St Kilda career in 1977. A wingman, he had his best season in 1978 when he averaged 17 disposals from his 21 games, the third most at the club. He also kicked 29 goals that year.^[1]

After not being able to meet a new requirement that St Kilda players had to be based in Melbourne, O'Keefe got a clearance to Geelong.^[2] He played for them in the opening round of the 1980 VFL season but didn't appear again.^[1]

He won a Maskell Medal in 1984 while playing for Port Fairy in the Hampden Football League.

References

^ ^a ^b "AFL Tables: Maurice O'Keefe". afltables.com.
^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.

[AFLTables-1] "AFL Tables: Maurice O'Keefe". afltables.com.

[2] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.

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+{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
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+| death_date =
-| originalteam = [[Golden Point Football Club|Golden Point]]
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+| originalteam = [[Golden Point Football Club|Bungaree FC]]
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+| height = 183 cm
-| years = 1977-1979 <br /> 1980 <br /> '''Total -'''
+| weight = 85 kg
-| clubs = [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] <br /> [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
+| position =
-| games(goals) = 51 (51) <br /> 1 (1) <br /> '''52 (52)'''
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+| years1 = 1977–1979
+| club1 = [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
+| games_goals1 = 51 (51)
+| years2 = 1980
+| club2 = [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
+| games_goals2 = 1 (1)
+| games_goalstotal = 52 (52)
+| careerhighlights =
 }}
 '''Maurice O'Keefe''' (born 22 January 1954) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] and [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL).
-O'Keefe was from [[Golden Point Football Club|Golden Point]] in [[Ballarat]] and started his St Kilda career in 1977. A wingman, he had his best season in 1978 when he averaged 17 disposals from his 21 games, the third most at the club. He also kicked 29 goals that year.<ref name=AFLTables>[http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/M/Maurice_OKeefe.html AFL Tables: Maurice O'Keefe]</ref>
+O'Keefe was from [[Bungaree Football Club|Bungaree]] near [[Ballarat]] and started his St Kilda career in 1977. A wingman, he had his best season in 1978 when he averaged 17 disposals from his 21 games, the third most at the club. He also kicked 29 goals that year.<ref name=AFLTables>{{cite web |url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Maurice_OKeefe.html |title=AFL Tables: Maurice O'Keefe |website=afltables.com}}</ref>
-After not being able to meet a new requirement that St Kilda players had to be based in Melbourne, O'Keefe got a clearance to Geelong.<ref>{{cite book|last=Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}</ref> He played for them in the opening round of the [[1980 VFL season]] but didn't appear again.<ref name=AFLTables/>
+After not being able to meet a new requirement that St Kilda players had to be based in Melbourne, O'Keefe got a clearance to Geelong.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=978-1-920910-78-5}}</ref> He played for them in the opening round of the [[1980 VFL season]] but didn't appear again.<ref name=AFLTables/>
-He won a Maskell Medal in 1984 while playing for [[Port Fairy Football Club]].
+He won a Maskell Medal in 1984 while playing for [[Port Fairy Football Club|Port Fairy]] in the [[Hampden Football League]].
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+[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)]]
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 [[Category:Geelong Football Club players]]