Australian rules footballer
| John McMahon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John McMahon | ||
| Date of birth | (1935-12-04)4 December 1935 | ||
| Date of death | 19 April 2002(2002-04-19) (aged 66) | ||
| Original team(s) | Bairnsdale | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | ruckman | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1953–55 | Geelong | 36 (11) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John McMahon was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A tall ruckman from Bairnsdale, he was recruited as a 17-year-old in 1953. He returned to his father's farm in Bairnsdale in 1956, after playing 36 games for Geelong in three seasons, and continued to play for Bairnsdale Football Club in the Gippsland Football League.
Notes
- 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
- John McMahon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- John McMahon at AustralianFootball.com