Tom Meehan (footballer, born 1926)
Thomas Francis Meehan (31 March 1926 – 19 October 2018[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] He later played with Brighton in the Victorian Football Association.
| Tom Meehan | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Francis Meehan | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1926 | ||
| Date of death | 19 October 2018 (aged 92) | ||
| Original team(s) | St Kilda CYMS | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1947–52 | St Kilda | 73 (3) | |
| 1953–54 | Fitzroy | 19 (0) | |
| Total | 92 (3) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He served in the RAAF during World War II.[3]
He married Esme Hoinville at Gardenvale in September 1949.[4]
Tom Meehan of St Kilda and Jack Dyer of Richmond in a VFL match in 1949
He is depicted competing for a mark with Essendon player John Coleman in a bronze statue that was unveiled in 2006 outside the public library at Hastings, Victoria.[5] He also appears in an iconic often-reproduced photograph with Jack Dyer of Richmond.[6]
Notes
- "MEEHAN. _ Thomas". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 602. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ww2roll.gov.au
- The Herald, 17 September 1949, p.3
- melbourneplaygrounds.com.au accessed 1 April 2019
- Russell Holmesby, “Tom’s niche of fame,” 7 November 2018, saints.com.au
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