Donald Roy Condon (12 March 1923 – 15 February 1996)[1] was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League, (VFL).
| Don Condon | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Donald Roy Condon | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 15 February 1996 (aged 72) | ||
| Original team(s) | Carlton Brewery | ||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1941 | Brighton (VFA) | 20 (55) | |
| 1944–1951 | North Melbourne | 131 (218) | |
| 1951 | Brighton (VFA) | 13 (39) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Condon began his senior career in the throw-pass era Victorian Football Association with Brighton, playing there in 1941 and kicking 55 goals. Condon enlisted in the Australian Army in December 1941, serving for the remainder of the duration of World War II.[2]
In 1944 Condon moved to the VFL, trialling unsuccessfully with Essendon before joining North Melbourne. He played with North Melbourne for just over seven years from 1944 until May 1951, and won the Syd Barker Medal as North Melbourne Football Club's best player in 1946.[3] He returned to Brighton in May 1951 and played out the rest of the season there.[4]
He was life member of the North Melbourne Football Club.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Don Condon – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "World War II Nominal Roll:CONDON, Donald Roy". Department of Veterans Affairs.
- ^ North to alter constitution (8 Nov 1946); The Age
- ^ Marc Fiddian (2003), The Best of Football Trivia, Hastings, VIC: Galaxy Print and Design, p. 38
- ^ "List of life members" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
External links
edit- Don Condon at AustralianFootball.com
- Don Condon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Don Condon's playing statistics from The VFA Project