Shane O'Bree

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**Shane O'Bree**
Personal information

Birth	March 15, 1979 (1979-03-15) (age 29), Victoria
Recruited from	Beaufort/North Ballarat U18
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 2, April 4, 1998, Brisbane Lions vs. Sydney, at Sydney Cricket Ground
Team(s)	Brisbane Lions (1998-99) 19 Games, 3 Goals Collingwood (2000-) 173 Games, 71 Goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season
Career highlights
AFL Rising Star nominee 1999

Shane O'Bree (born March 15, 1979) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Originally from Beaufort in north-west Victoria, via North Ballarat U18's, O'Bree was drafted to the Brisbane Lions in the 1997 National Draft as a first-round selection. He spent two years up North, debuting in 1998 with 21 touches, but managed only 19 games in his 2 seasons. A ball winning midfielder, he won a AFL Rising Star nomination in the first week of 1999, having 27 touches. After a brilliant start to the season his form slipped at a great rate, and was delisted at the end of the season.

He was quickly snapped up in the 2000 Pre-Season Draft by Collingwood and had a great first season with the club, showing dominance as a clearance player. He had 498 disposals and then 467 in successive seasons at the Pies, showing he was a great pick up. O'Bree suffered a slow start to 2002 thanks to Osteitis Pubis, but played in the Grand Final sides of 2002 and 2003, once again being a valuable clearance player in the centre for the Magpies. Around this time he also played his 100th game. Steady seasons in both 2004 and 2005 have kept him going, despite his lack of speed in a slow midfield outfit, he still found the ball and tackled hard. 2006 saw him play all 23 games and bring up his 150th career game in Round 5 against Port Adelaide. He consistently found the ball, having another good season in which he averaged 21 touches per game.