Graham Fox

Graham Fox
Personal information
Full name Graham Fox
Date of birth (1957-07-14) 14 July 1957
Original team(s) Glenorchy
Height/Weight 173 cm / 73 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1978 South Melbourne 3 (2)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
Tasmania 6
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
2009-2011 Hobart
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1978 season.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2011.
Career highlights

Graham Fox (born 14 July 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He is an inductee in the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.

Career

South Melbourne

Fox was recruited to South Melbourne from Tasmania, where he played for the Glenorchy Football Club.[1] In June 1977, while with Glenorchy, Fox represented the Tasmanian Football League against Victoria.[2] Three months later he was signed by South Melbourne and joined the club for the 1978 VFL season.[2] Used as a rover by South Melbourne, Fox debuted in round two, against Hawthorn at Lake Oval.[3] He had 10 disposals and kicked two goals.[4][5] A broken bone in his left hand then kept him on the sidelines and his second appearance at VFL level didn't come until round 13, when it was South Melbourne's turn to meet Hawthorn away, at Princes Park.[3][6][7] He was dropped after that weekend and played just once more for South Melbourne, against Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round 21.[3][8]

Tasmania

Back in Tasmania, Fox had a noted career with several clubs, an estimated tally of 265 games.[9] In addition to approximately 80 games for Glenorchy, he made around 85 appearances for New Norfolk and 100 for Hobart.[9] A six-time Tasmanian interstate representative, Fox was player of the tournament at the 1980 Winfield Statewide Cup and won two premierships, the first with New Norfolk in 1982 and the other at Hobart in 1990.[9]

Fox took over from Todd Lewis as coach of Hobart mid-way through the 2009 TSL season and remained senior coach until the end of the 2011 TSL season. Unable to take Hobart into the finals, Fox resigned as coach and was replaced by Anthony McConnon.[10]

He has also coached Claremont (Tasmania) and Kingston.[9]

In 2011, Fox was inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. 1 2 "Swans sign top rover". The Age. 27 September 1977. p. 32. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "AFL Tables - Graham Fox - Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "AFL Tables - South Melbourne v Hawthorn - Sat, 8-Apr-1978 2:10 PM - Match Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Football Details.". The Canberra Times (ACT: National Library of Australia). 10 April 1978. p. 26. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Main, Jim. In The Blood: South Melbourne – Sydney Swans Football Club. Seaford, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 9781921496011.
  7. ↑ Phillips, Stephen (14 April 1978). "Tuddy sees red". The Age. p. 28. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Carter, Ron (7 July 1978). "Old 'new' faces". The Age. p. 32. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Wrest Point State League Record, Round 10. Smedley Sports Management (on behalf of AFL Tasmania). 2011. p. 12.
  10. ↑ "McConnon to coach Tigers". ABC Online (ABC News). 27 September 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  11. ↑ Mallinson, Jonathan (15 June 2011). "Individual honours for 12 of Tasmania's finest". The Advocate. Retrieved 15 June 2015.

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