Jack Toohey
Personal information
Date of birth (1925-04-04)4 April 1925
Date of death 3 September 2010(2010-09-03) (aged 85)
Original team(s) North Carlton
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1947–52 Fitzroy 57 (12)
1952 St Kilda 060(0)
Total 63 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Toohey (4 April 1925 – 3 September 2010)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A half back flanker, Toohey is the son of 1913 Fitzroy premiership player Jim Toohey senior.[2][3] His brother, Jim Toohey junior, also played for Fitzroy, but was 10 years older and last played in 1938, well before Jack made his league debut in 1947.[2]

Toohey, who was from North Carlton originally, made 11 appearances for Fitzroy in the 1947 VFL season, including their semi final win over Richmond.[2][4] He wasn't selected in the preliminary final loss to Essendon, as he was ill with influenza.[5] He was a regular fixture in the Fitzroy team for the next two seasons, although he was troubled by his shoulder, which was prone to dislocation.[4][6] This prompted him to accept an offer to be playing coach of New South Wales club Holbrook in 1950.[6][7] He returned to Fitzroy in 1951 and remained there until midway through the 1952 season, when he was cleared to St Kilda.[8] After just one season at St Kilda, Toohey left to coach Brighton in 1953.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Jack Toohey – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ^ "Gossip From Football Grounds". The Argus. Melbourne. 22 July 1946. p. 10. Retrieved 16 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ a b "Jack Toohey". AFL Tables.
  5. ^ "Fitzroy Attack Will Be Stronger". The Argus. Melbourne. 19 September 1947. p. 20. Retrieved 16 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ a b Collins, Ben (2008). The Red Fox, The Biography of Norm Smith Legendary Melbourne Coach. Australia: Slattery Media. ISBN 978-0-9803466-2-6.
  7. ^ "Fitzroy grants clearances to three players". The Argus. Melbourne. 28 March 1950. p. 22. Retrieved 16 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Latest News From The League Clubs". The Argus. Melbourne. 25 June 1952. p. 9. Retrieved 16 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Coach in Centre". The Age. 27 March 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
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