John Longmire

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John Longmire
Personal Info
Birth December 31, 1970,
Recruited from Corowa-Rutherglen
Height/Weight 194cm / 101kg
Playing Career¹
Debut 1988, North Melbourne vs. Carlton, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Team(s) North Melbourne (1988-1998)

228 games, 511 goals

¹ Statistics to end of 1998 season
Career Highlights

John Longmire (born December 31, 1970) played for Australian rules football for the Kangaroos Football Club of the Australian Football League.

[edit] AFL career

John Longmire was built for playing full-forward. His powerful physique and size earned him the nickname Horse. At North Melbourne, he formed a powerful goalkicking partnership with centre half forward Wayne Carey.

Longmire began his playing career at the Corowa-Rutherglen club in New South Wales, where he won the Ovens & Murray Football League's leading goalkicker title. His ability and size quickly attracted the interest of the North Melbourne VFL club's talent scouts.

He won the Coleman Medal at only 19 years of age, and led the club goalkicking from 1990-4. In 1990 he won the Club Best and Fairest at North Melbourne.

For some time he held the MCG ground record of 14 goals in a match.

[edit] Post football

He has since returned to Sydney to take up an assistant coaching position with the Sydney Swans.

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Preceded by
Jason Dunstall
Coleman Medallist
1990
Succeeded by
Tony Lockett