Jack Toohey

Jack Toohey
Personal information
Date of birth4 April 1925
Date of death3 September 2010 (aged 85)
Original teamNorth Carlton
Height/Weight183 cm / 76 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1947-1952
1952
Total -		Fitzroy
St Kilda		57 (12)
6(0)
63 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1952 season.

Jack Toohey (4 April 1925 - 3 September 2010)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A half back flanker, Toohey is the son of 1913 Fitzroy premiership player Jim Toohey senior.[2][3] His brother, Jim Toohey junior, also played for Fitzroy, but was 10 years older and last played in 1938, well before Jack made his league debut in 1947.[2]

Toohey, who was from North Carlton originally, made 11 appearances for Fitzroy in the 1947 VFL season, including their semi final win over Richmond.[2][4] He wasn't selected in the preliminary final loss to Essendon, as he was ill with influenza.[5] He was a regular fixture in the Fitzroy team for the next two seasons, although he was troubled by his shoulder, which was prone to dislocation.[4][6] This prompted him to accept an offer to be playing coach of New South Wales club Holbrook in 1950.[6][7] He returned to Fitzroy in 1951 and remained there until midway through the 1952 season, when he was cleared to St Kilda.[8] After just one season at St Kilda, Toohey left to coach Brighton in 1953.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Jack Toohey - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ↑ "Gossip From Football Grounds.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 22 July 1946. p. 10. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Jack Toohey". AFL Tables.
  5. ↑ "Fitzroy Attack Will Be Stronger.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 19 September 1947. p. 20. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Collins, Ben (2008). The Red Fox, The Biography of Norm Smith Legendary Melbourne Coach. Australia: Slattery Media. ISBN 978-0-9803466-2-6.
  7. ↑ "Fitzroy grants clearances to three players.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 28 March 1950. p. 22. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Latest News From The League Clubs". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 25 June 1952. p. 9. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Coach in Centre". The Age. 27 March 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 16 March 2014.