Jock Fahey

Jock Fahey
Personal information
Full name John Fahey
Date of birth (1911-10-22)22 October 1911
Date of death 27 June 1936(1936-06-27) (aged 24)
Place of death Between Numurkah and Wunghnu
Original team(s) Numurkah Football Club
Height/Weight 179 cm / 81 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1932-1934 South Melbourne 31 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1934 season.

John "Jock" Fahey (22 October 1911 – 27 June 1936) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Fahey came to South Melbourne from Murray Football League club Numurkah.[1] He made 12 games appearances in 1932, his debut season, which included a semi-final.[2] In 1933, a premiership year for South Melbourne, Fahey played six games.[2] He played 13 games in 1934 but missed the finals series after he scalded his foot at work.[2][3][4] South Melbourne were losing grand finalists that year.

He left South Melbourne in 1935 to take up a position as coach of Warrnambool in the Hampden Football League.[5] They finished second on the ladder that year, with 10 wins and 5 losses, then progressed to the grand final, where they met minor premiers Mortlake. Warrnambool, with coach Fahey starring at centre half-back, won the grand final by 21 points, to claim their first premiership in the league.[6]

In 1936, Fahey returned home to captain-coach Numurkah.[7] They got off to a good start, winning their first six games under Fahey.[8] On 27 June 1936, Fahey was riding a bicycle from Numurkah to his home in Wunghnu when he was struck by a motor vehicle.[9] He died of his injuries.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jock Fahey". AFL Tables.
  3. ↑ The Argus, "Match Of The Day", 14 September 1934, p. 15
  4. ↑ The Argus, "First Semi-final", 20 September 1934, p. 10
  5. ↑ Camperdown Chronicle, "Coach For Warrnambool Club", 2 April 1935, p. 2
  6. ↑ Camperdown Chronicle, "Football Warrnambool Defeats Mortlake", 17 September 1935, p. 6
  7. ↑ The Argus, "Fahey to Coach Numurkah", 11 April 1936, p. 21
  8. ↑ Albury Banner and Wodonga Express, "Footballer Killed In Car Accident", 3 July 1936, p. 14
  9. ↑ The Independent (Deniliquin), "Football Coach Killed", 2 July 1936, p. 3
  10. ↑ Camperdown Chronicle, "Personal", 30 June 1936, p.2
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