Goninon was Geelong's champion goalkicker at full-forward in the 1951 and 1952Grand Final wins, including kicking 11 goals in the 1951 Semi-Final, the equal-most goals scored in a VFL/AFL final, and the last player to get a double-digit goal tally in a final for 43 years (when Garry Lyon kicked 10 goals in a semi-final in 1994).
He was going strong in 1953, with the Cats being hot favourites to make it three in a row. However, he was dropped from the team that would go on to lose the flag to Collingwood by two goals as a consequence of his marital infidelity. In 2007, then 80 and living on the Gold Coast, the twice-married Goninon claimed he was a "victim of the times", a strict "church-on-Sundays age" when, being married, he had an affair and was found out (thus causing his potentially crucial omission).[1][2][3] Geelong, with 90% churchgoers at the time, frowned on him and coerced the club to drop him out of the team in the midst of the final series despite kicking 65 goals from 18 games in 1953 and being Geelong's leading goalkicker for the fourth successive year.
george, goninon, born, april, 1927, former, australian, rules, footballer, tasmanian, north, west, football, union, nwfu, victorian, football, league, personal, informationdate, birth, 1927, april, 1927, original, team, burnie, nwfu, height181, weight79, playi. George Goninon born 18 April 1927 is a former Australian rules footballer in the Tasmanian North West Football Union NWFU and Victorian Football League VFL George GoninonPersonal informationDate of birth 1927 04 18 18 April 1927 age 95 Original team s Burnie NWFU Height181 cm 5 ft 11 in Weight79 kg 174 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1948 1950Essendon0 9 0 11 1950 1955Geelong78 278 Total87 289 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955 Career highlightsGeelong premiership player 1951 1952Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comGoninon was Geelong s champion goalkicker at full forward in the 1951 and 1952 Grand Final wins including kicking 11 goals in the 1951 Semi Final the equal most goals scored in a VFL AFL final and the last player to get a double digit goal tally in a final for 43 years when Garry Lyon kicked 10 goals in a semi final in 1994 He was going strong in 1953 with the Cats being hot favourites to make it three in a row However he was dropped from the team that would go on to lose the flag to Collingwood by two goals as a consequence of his marital infidelity In 2007 then 80 and living on the Gold Coast the twice married Goninon claimed he was a victim of the times a strict church on Sundays age when being married he had an affair and was found out thus causing his potentially crucial omission 1 2 3 Geelong with 90 churchgoers at the time frowned on him and coerced the club to drop him out of the team in the midst of the final series despite kicking 65 goals from 18 games in 1953 and being Geelong s leading goalkicker for the fourth successive year References Edit Geelong News Fixtures Scores amp Results geelongcats com au Retrieved 7 December 2022 Geelong s Record Run Epilogue www footyalmanac com au Retrieved 7 December 2022 Dons improving but Cats too good www footyalmanac com au Retrieved 7 December 2022 George Goninon at AustralianFootball com Piesse Ken Stray Cat lifts lid on Grand Final dumping Sunday Herald Sun Sunday 23 September 2007 External links EditGeorge Goninon s playing statistics from AFL Tables This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Goninon amp oldid 1126637511, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
