Terry Leahy (12 October 1946 – 29 November 2002)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and South Melbourne in the VFL. His brothers John and Brian also played with Melbourne.
| Terry Leahy | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Terry Leahy | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1946 | ||
| Date of death | 29 November 2002 (aged 56) | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1966–1967 | Melbourne | 26 (8) | |
| 1968–1970 | South Melbourne | 39 (9) | |
| Total | 65 (17) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Australian rules football career
editOn Monday, 25 April 1966, Terry Leahy made his VFL debut in Melbourne's Round 1 loss to St Kilda at the MCG. He continued to play all of Melbourne's 18 games for the year, kicking a total of six goals and earning one Brownlow Medal vote.[2] Leahy also won the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal for being voted Melbourne's best and fairest during the 1966 season.
During the 1967 season Leahy only played eight games, kicking two goals in the process – one against Geelong in Round 2, the other during the Round 16 win against Footscray.[2] Melbourne "dismissed" Leahy at the end of the 1967 season as a "disciplinary measure".[3]
Leahy subsequently moved to South Melbourne for the 1968 season,[3] where he remained until the end of his VFL career in 1970. In the 1968 season he played twelve games, kicked four goals and earned one Brownlow Medal vote. The following season he played 19 of South Melbourne's 20 games, kicking three goals and earning two Brownlow votes. In his final season he kicked two goals in the eight games played and did not play again after South Melbourne's Round 13 win over North Melbourne.[2]
Playing statistics
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 1966 | Melbourne | 19 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 250 | 30 | 280 | 38 | — | 0.3 | 0.7 | 13.9 | 1.7 | 15.6 | 2.1 | — |
| 1967 | Melbourne | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 9 | 77 | 9 | — | 0.3 | 0.1 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 9.6 | 1.1 | — |
| 1968 | South Melbourne | 19 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 158 | 25 | 183 | 29 | — | 0.3 | 0.7 | 13.2 | 2.1 | 15.3 | 2.4 | — |
| 1969 | South Melbourne | 19 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 279 | 87 | 366 | 44 | — | 0.2 | 0.4 | 14.7 | 4.6 | 19.3 | 2.3 | — |
| 1970 | South Melbourne | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 16 | 69 | 9 | — | 0.3 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 1.1 | — |
| Career | 65 | 17 | 30 | 808 | 167 | 975 | 129 | — | 0.3 | 0.5 | 12.4 | 2.6 | 15.0 | 2.0 | — | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Terry Leahy - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ a b c AFL Tables: Terry Leahy Statistics
- ^ a b "South signs Terry Leahy". The Age. 6 December 1967. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ Terry Leahy's player profile at AFL Tables
External links
edit- Terry Leahy's playing statistics from AFL Tables