Noel John McMahen (30 October 1926 – 10 July 2022) was an Australian rules football player and a coach in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Noel JohnMcMahen | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1926 | ||
| Date of death | 10 July 2022 (aged 95) | ||
| Original team(s) | Mordialloc (VFA) | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946–1956 | Melbourne | 175 (28) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| Victoria | 4 | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1962–1964 | South Melbourne | 54 (9–45–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He played in the Melbourne premiership teams in 1948, 1955 and 1956. He captained Melbourne in his last two years before taking on the captain-coach position of Rochester Football Club in the Bendigo Football League between 1957 and 1961, leading them to premierships in 1958 and 1959[2] and runners up in 1960 and 1961.
When he was appointed to coach South Melbourne in 1962 he became the first full-time VFL coach.[3] He coached South Melbourne for three years.
In 2000, Noel McMahen was selected in Melbourne's official 'Team of the Century'.
References
edit- ^ "Vale Noel McMahen". melbournefc.com.au. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Mark Gullick (30 November 2009). "Noel McMahen: City superstar, country legend". The Footy Almanac. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Football 1962, Herald-Sun, Melbourne, 1962, p. 83.
External links
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- Noel McMahen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Noel McMahen at AustralianFootball.com
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