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.