Alan Osborne is a former Australian rules football

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 for St Kilda in the Victorian 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...

 (VFL) during the early 1960s.

Osborne could play in a variety of positions, from forward, ruckman

Ruckman (Australian rules football position)

In Australian rules football, a ruckman is typically a tall and athletic player who contests at centre bounces and stoppages . The ruckman is one of the most important players on the field...

 to back pocket

Back pocket

In Australian rules football, the back pocket refers to a position on the field deep in defence.Back pocket players, situated in the backline, need to have good spoiling skills and usually, quality back-pockets are noted for their hardness....

. He spent just two seasons at St Kilda and made nine of his eleven appearances in the 1962 VFL season

1962 VFL season

Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1962.-Premiership season:In 1962, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...

. A VFA representative in the 1966 Hobart Carnival

1966 Hobart Carnival

The 1966 Hobart Carnival was the 16th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition. It was the final time that Tasmania hosted a carnival....

, Osborne previously played for the league in 1961, 1964 and 1965. He was a premiership player at Dandenong

Dandenong Football Club

Dandenong Football Club was an Australian rules football club which played in the Victorian Football Association . Based in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong, the Redlegs wore navy blue and red as their club colours.-History:...

in 1967 where he was charged, but exonerated, of kicking, in the Grand Final.