 Despite being Manly's first choice kicker for the Grand Final, O'Connor generally shared the kicking duties with Mal Cochrane and only scored 129 points for the season in 21 games (Cochrane scored 138 from 25 games).At the end of the 1992 Winfield Cup season, as captain of Manly, O'Connor announced his retirement from playing.O'Connor was rated the 50th best Australian rugby league footballer of all time in a "Rugby League Week" Special in 1992.