Arthur Coghlan

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Arthur Coghlan
Personal information
Birth August 16, 1902,
Recruited from Toora
Height and weight 180 cm / 86 kg
Playing career¹
Debut 1922, Geelong vs. , at
Team(s) Geelong (1922-25, 1927-32)
  • 145 games, 10 goals
Coaching career¹
Team(s) Geelong (1929-30, 1933-34)
  • 80 games, 49 wins, 30 losses, 1 draw
¹ Statistics to end of 1934 season
Career highlights

Arthur 'Bull' Coghlan (born August 16, 1902) was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Geelong in the VFL.

Geelong's Toora recruit was a tough and hard hitting ruckman but could also play in key positions. He missed out on their 1925 premiership after being handed a season long suspension earlier in the year, for his part in a spiteful encounter against North Melbourne for which the Kangaroo's Fred Rutley was suspended for life.

In 1929 he was appointed captain-coach and in his second season in this role steered Geelong to a Grand Final. They lost the match to Collingwood by 30 points but he played in a premiership the following season, albeit this time as neither captain nor coach. He played his final game in 1932 and in 1933 became the non-playing coach of Geelong, making it all the way to the Preliminary Final in both of his two seasons.

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