Tony McGuinness (footballer)
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| Birth | May 6, 1964 , |
| Recruited from | Glenelg, (SANFL) |
| Height and weight | 176cm / 76kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 1, 1986, Carlton vs. Hawthorn, at Waverley Park |
| Team(s) | Glenelg, (SANFL) (1981-1985)
113 games and 187 goals Footscray, VFL/AFL (1986-1990) 109 games, 108 goals 113 games, 79 goals |
| Coaching career¹ | |
| Team(s) | Glenelg (1998-2000) |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season | |
| Career highlights | |
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Anthony "Tony" McGuinness is a former Australian rules footballer who played as a rover in the SANFL and VFL/AFL in the 1980s and 1990s. His wife is National Nine News anchor Georgina McGuinness.
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[edit] SANFL career
McGuinness proved his skills early in his career with leading SANFL club Glenelg, winning both the League's and Glenelg's Best and Fairest awards in 1982 at the tender age of 18. A dynamic and pacy left-footed rover he featured strongly in Glenelg's premiership win of 1985 over North Adelaide, kicking 2 goals.
[edit] VFL/AFL Career
Like his champion premiership team mate Stephen Kernahan, McGuinness then accepted the invitation to play in the financially more lucrative V/AFL competition in Victoria. McGuinness moved to the (then) Footscray Bulldogs.
Once again his skills as a rover were recognised, winning a club best and fairest award in 1987.
He went back home in 1991 to play with the newly formed Adelaide Crows. He became captain for the 1995 and 1996 seasons. Along with a number of other experienced players, he was delisted at end of the 1996 season by newly appointed Adelaide coach Malcolm Blight, ending his AFL playing career.
[edit] Post playing
He coached his former SANFL club, Glenelg, with little success in the period 1998-2000, finishing 9th, 4th, and 9th respectively.
Subsequently he commenced as an Assistant Coach at Port Adelaide Power AFL side in 2005. He resigned from this position at the end of the 2006 season, citing outside business interests and wanting to spend more time with his family [1].
Life after playing has seen McGuinness set-up the McGuinness-McDermott Foundation with fellow former Crow Chris McDermott. He has also ran a sports retails business, Rowe and Jarman, which he sold to Amart All Sports in 2006.
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| Preceded by Chris McDermott |
Adelaide Best and Fairest winner 1993 |
Succeeded by Shaun Rehn |
| Preceded by Chris McDermott |
Adelaide Football Club Captain 1995-1996 |
Succeeded by Mark Bickley |
