Greg Healy

Greg Healy
Personal information
Birth	16 September 1965 (1965-09-16) (age 46)
Recruited from	Edithdale-Aspendale
Height and weight	176 cm / 75 kg
Playing career¹
Team(s)	Melbourne (1984–93) 141 games, 167 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1993 season
Career highlights
1983 Morrish Medal 1986 Melbourne Best and Fairest 1986 Melbourne leading goalkicker Club captain 1988–1990

Greg Healy (born 16 September 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL/AFL. His brother Gerard was a Brownlow Medallist.

"Sugar" Healy's rise to the senior ranks at Melbourne were helped when he won the 1983 Morrish Medal for the season's best player in the VFL's Under-19 competition. A rover, he made his debut for the Demons the following season and in 1986 won their best and fairest award and topped their goalkicking. In 1988 he was appointed Melbourne's captain, despite being just 22 years of age. In his first year in charge he led the club to their first Grand Final since 1964, but they were defeated by Hawthorn.

Healy gave up the captaincy to Garry Lyon at the end of 1990. He suffered a season ending knee injury in round 3 against St Kilda in 1991. Healy returned and played on for the next two years, spending the majority of 1993 in the reserves, where he was part of the reserves 1993 premiership. He was delisted at the end of the 1993 season.

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Greg Healy's statistics from AFL Tables

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Danny Hughes	Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medallist 1986	Succeeded by Steven Stretch
Preceded by Brian Wilson	Melbourne Football Club Leading Goalkicker 1986	Succeeded by Robert Flower
Sporting positions
Preceded by Robert Flower	Melbourne Football Club Captain 1988–1990	Succeeded by Garry Lyon

Captains of the Melbourne Football Club

1897–1898: Sutton • 1899: Sholl • 1900: Wardill • 1901–1904: McClelland • 1905: Langley • 1906: Sowden • 1907: Coutie • 1908: Purse • 1909: Nolan • 1910–1911: Coutie • 1912–1913: George • 1914: Incigneri • 1915: McKenzie • 1919–1920: Heinz • 1921–1923: Wilson • 1924–1927: Chadwick • 1928–1933: Warne-Smith • 1934–1935: Niven • 1936–1941: La Fontaine • 1942–1944: Beames • 1945–1947: Smith • 1948–1949: Don Cordner • 1950: McGrath • 1951–1953: Denis Cordner • 1954: Collins • 1955–1956: McMahen • 1957–1959: Beckwith • 1960–1964: Barassi • 1965–1969: Mann • 1970: Johnson • 1971–1972: Davis • 1973–1976: Alves • 1977–1978: Wells • 1979–1980: Ditterich • 1981–1987: Flower • 1988–1990: Healy • 1991–1997: Lyon • 1998–1999: Viney • 2000–2008: Neitz • 2009–2010: McDonald • 2011: Green

Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal • Melbourne Football Club Best and Fairest Winners

1935: La Fontaine • 1936: La Fontaine • 1937: Mueller • 1938: N. Smith • 1939: Mueller • 1940: Baggott • 1941: La Fontaine • 1942: La Fontaine • 1943: Don Cordner • 1944: N. Smith • 1945: Fanning • 1946: Mueller • 1947: Lock • 1948: Rodda • 1949: Dockett • 1950: Denis Cordner • 1951: McMahen • 1952: McGivern • 1953: Melville • 1954: Denis Cordner • 1955: Spencer • 1956: Spencer • 1957: Beckwith • 1958: Mithen • 1959: Mithen • 1960: Dixon • 1961: Barassi • 1962: Mann • 1963: Mann • 1964: Barassi • 1965: Townsend • 1966: Leahy • 1967: Mann • 1968: Groom • 1969: Townsend • 1970: Davis • 1971: Wells • 1972: Alves • 1973: Ditterich • 1974: Alves • 1975: Fowler • 1976: Wells • 1977: Flower • 1978: Baker • 1979: Fowler • 1980: Fowler • 1981: S. Smith • 1982: Icke • 1983: Johnson • 1984: Gerard Healy • 1985: Hughes • 1986: Greg Healy • 1987: Stretch • 1988: O'Dwyer • 1989: Johnson • 1990: Lyon • 1991: Stynes • 1992: Lovett • 1993: Viney • 1994: Lyon • 1995: Stynes • 1996: Stynes • 1997: Stynes • 1998: Viney • 1999: Schwarz • 2000: Woewodin • 2001: Yze • 2002: Neitz • 2003: Robertson • 2004: White • 2005: Johnstone • 2006: McDonald • 2007: McDonald • 2008: Bruce • 2009: Davey • 2010: Green • 2011: Moloney

Melbourne Football Club • Leading Goalkickers

1897: Leith • 1898: Young • 1899: Leith • 1900: Ryan • 1901: Langley • 1902: Leith • 1903: Coutie • 1904: Coutie • 1905: H. Cordner • 1906: Onyons • 1907: Leith • 1908: Coutie • 1909: Brereton • 1910: Fairbarn • 1911: Brereton • 1912: Brereton • 1913: Maguire • 1914: Best • 1915: Park • 1919: Heinz • 1920: Harker • 1921: Harker • 1922: Harker • 1923: Tulloh • 1924: Tulloh • 1925: Davie • 1926: Moyes • 1927: Davie • 1928: Johnson, Sr. • 1929: Taylor • 1930: Margitich • 1931: Margitich • 1932: Margitich • 1933: Johnson, Sr. • 1934: Mueller • 1935: Gibb • 1936: Glass • 1937: Baggott • 1938: Smith • 1939: Smith • 1940: Smith • 1941: Smith • 1942: Fanning • 1943: Fanning • 1944: Fanning • 1945: Fanning • 1946: Mueller • 1947: Fanning • 1948: Arnold • 1949: McKenzie • 1950: Denis Cordner • 1951: McKenzie • 1952: Clarke • 1953: McKenzie • 1954: Clarke • 1955: Spencer • 1956: Johnson, Jr. • 1957: Webb • 1958: Barassi/Webb • 1959: Barassi • 1960: Ridley • 1961: Johnson, Jr. • 1962: Mithen • 1963: Bourke • 1964: Townsend • 1965: Townsend • 1966: Vagg • 1967: Mann • 1968: Mann • 1969: Dillon • 1970: Dillon • 1971: Callery • 1972: Parke • 1973: Brewer • 1974: Brewer • 1975: Wells • 1976: Biffin • 1977: Brewer • 1978: Coles • 1979: Flower • 1980: Crosswell • 1981: M. Jackson • 1982: Gerard Healy • 1983: Flower • 1984: Templeton • 1985: Wilson • 1986: Greg Healy • 1987: Flower • 1988: R. Jackson • 1989: Bennett • 1990: Bennett • 1991: Jakovich • 1992: Jakovich • 1993: Jakovich • 1994: Lyon • 1995: Lyon • 1996: Neitz • 1997: Neitz/Farmer • 1998: Farmer • 1999: Neitz • 2000: Farmer • 2001: Robertson • 2002: Neitz • 2003: Neitz • 2004: Neitz • 2005: Robertson • 2006: Neitz • 2007: Robertson • 2008: Miller • 2009: Robertson • 2010: Green • 2011: Jurrah

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Name	Healy, Greg
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Date of birth	16 September 1965
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