Matt Goggin
For the golfer, see Mathew Goggin.
| Matt Goggin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Matt Goggin | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1936 | ||
| Date of death | 2 February 1972 (aged 35) | ||
| Place of death | Melton, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Lethbridge | ||
| Height/Weight | 180 cm / 76 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Wing | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1955-61 | Geelong | 88 (5) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1961 season. | |||
Matt Goggin (21 July 1936 - 2 February 1972) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
The older brother of Geelong captain Bill Goggin, Matt was electrocuted and killed in a workplace accident in February 1972 whilst working as a linesman for the State Electricity Commission of Victoria.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 324. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ↑ "Cats all liked Matt Goggin". The Age. 3 February 1972.
External links
- Matt Goggin's statistics from AFL Tables
- Matt Goggin's profile from AustralianFootball.com