Clem Goonan
| Clem Goonan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1939 | ||
| Original team(s) | Whorouly, Myrtleford | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1961–1964 | South Melbourne | 50 (2) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Clem Goonan (born 18 June 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Goonan played his early football at Whorouly and won the Ovens & King Football League's best and fairest award in 1958.[2][3] Although approached by four VFL clubs, Goonan next played for Myrtleford.[3][4] He was cleared to South Melbourne in 1961, where he remained until 1964, with most of his 50 appearances coming as a defender or ruck-rover.[3][5]
Relocated to northern Victoria through his work as a police officer, Goonan joined the Albury Football Club.[3] A knee injury cost him a spot in Albury's 1966 premiership team.[4]
He later spent four years as captain-coach of Rutherglen.[3] and one year as Captain Coach of Burrumbuttock in the Hume League in the mid-1970's.
He was inducted into the Ovens & King Football League Hall of Fame in 2006.
References[edit]
- ^ "Clem Goonan". AFL Tables.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b c d e "Swan Songs - with Clem Goonan". Sydney Swans.
- ^ a b The Border Mail, "League honours club greats", 17 September 2006
- ^ The Age, "Weideman Fit?", 19 April 1961, p. 1