David Ogg
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David Ogg is a former Australian rules football
er who played with the Brisbane Bears
in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
Ogg was a half forward flanker in the Swan Districts
team which won the 1990 WAFL Grand Final and in the same year represented Western Australia at interstate football. He was picked up by Brisbane with the 10th selection of the 1990 AFL Draft
, a pick they had received from Hawthorn
after giving up Darren Jarman
.
At the Bears he was used on the ball and as a half back flanker, averaging 15 disposals from his nine games in 1991. He never experienced a single win while in the seniors but was a member of the Brisbane reserves team which won the premiership that year, as a ruck-rover.
In the 1992 pre-season draft he was chosen by the West Coast Eagles
and returned home to Perth. He never played an AFL game at his new club but continued playing with Swan Districts and topped their goal-kicking in 1994 with 45 goals.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with the Brisbane Bears
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL).
Ogg was a half forward flanker in the Swan Districts
Swan Districts Football Club
The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia...
team which won the 1990 WAFL Grand Final and in the same year represented Western Australia at interstate football. He was picked up by Brisbane with the 10th selection of the 1990 AFL Draft
1990 AFL Draft
The 1990 AFL Draft was the 5th annual draft of Australian rules footballers to the 14 clubs in the Australian Football League. It consisted of the national draft held at the end of the 1990 season, the pre-season draft, held before 1991 AFL season and a mid-season draft.Clubs receive picks based...
, a pick they had received from Hawthorn
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
after giving up Darren Jarman
Darren Jarman
Darren Jarman is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League. An elite midfielder-cum-forward, Jarman amassed a total of 386 games of senior football at SANFL, AFL and Representative level. He was widely reocgnised as one of the most skillful players of his era...
.
At the Bears he was used on the ball and as a half back flanker, averaging 15 disposals from his nine games in 1991. He never experienced a single win while in the seniors but was a member of the Brisbane reserves team which won the premiership that year, as a ruck-rover.
In the 1992 pre-season draft he was chosen by the West Coast Eagles
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
and returned home to Perth. He never played an AFL game at his new club but continued playing with Swan Districts and topped their goal-kicking in 1994 with 45 goals.