Jack Toohey (footballer)

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).

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 career^1
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

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. 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. "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. 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.