Maurie Mahony
| Maurie Mahony | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Maurice Charles Leo Mahony | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | St Kilda, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 31 August 2000 (aged 93) | ||
| Original team(s) | Elsternwick | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1929 | Hawthorn | 10 (3) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Maurie Mahony (16 October 1906 – 31 August 2000) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
In 1930, Mahony was appointed as captain-coach of the Hamilton Football Club[2] and lead them to the premiership of the Western District Football Association, kicking eight goals in the grand final[3] and he also kicked 90 goals for the year.[4]
Mahony coached Myrtleford Football Club in 1933,[5] in which they lost the Ovens & King Football League grand final to Moyhu.[6]
Mahony was captain-coach of the Coolamon Football Club in the South West Football League (New South Wales) in 1934[7] and shared the league best and fairest award.[8]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 544. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1930 - Mahony, Hamilton's Coach". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 12 March 1930. p. 6. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "1930 - Hamilton Premiers". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic). 1 November 1930. p. 67. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "1930 - HAWTHORN TO MAKE BOLD BID FOR SEASON'S HONORS". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 11 April 1931. p. 6. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "1947 - Ovens & King District". The Age. 8 September 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "1933 - Myrtleford Defeated". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 15 September 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Coolamon's Football Coach". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW). 24 April 1934. p. 3. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "1935 - SWDFL Annual Report". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW). 9 April 1936. p. 1. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
External links[edit]
- Maurie Mahony's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Maurie Mahony at AustralianFootball.com
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