John McMahon was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| John McMahon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John McMahon | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1935 | ||
| Date of death | 19 April 2002 (aged 66) | ||
| Original team(s) | Bairnsdale | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1953–55 | Geelong | 36 (11) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
A tall ruckman from Bairnsdale, he was recruited as a 17-year-old in 1953.[2] He returned to his father's farm in Bairnsdale in 1956, after playing 36 games for Geelong in three seasons,[3] and continued to play for Bairnsdale Football Club in the Gippsland Football League.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 595. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ "McMahon Impresses Geelong Officials". The Argus. Melbourne. 20 March 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 19 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Charlie Sutton Tells Players — 'Don't joke about THIS practice'". The Argus. Melbourne. 12 March 1956. p. 13. Retrieved 19 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The grand final all over again". The Argus. Melbourne. 13 April 1956. p. 23. Retrieved 19 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- John McMahon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- John McMahon at AustralianFootball.com