Thomas Francis Meehan (31 March 1926 – 19 October 2018[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] He later played with Brighton in the Victorian Football Association.
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Francis Meehan | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1926 | ||
| Date of death | 19 October 2018 (aged 92) | ||
| Original team(s) | St Kilda CYMS | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1947–52 | St Kilda | 73 (3) | |
| 1953–54 | Fitzroy | 19 (0) | |
| Total | 92 (3) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He served in the RAAF during the Second World War.[3]
He married Esme Hoinville at Gardenvale in September 1949.[4]
He is depicted competing for a mark with Essendon player John Coleman in a bronze statue that was unveiled in 2006 outside the public library at Hastings, Victoria.[5] He also appears in an iconic often-reproduced photograph with Jack Dyer of Richmond.[6]
Notes
edit- ^ "Meehan, Thomas Francis Death Notice". Weekly Times. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 602. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ World War Two Service - "MEEHAN, THOMAS FRANCIS", Dept of Veterans' Affairs, Government of Australia
- ^ "Full-back marries", The Herald, 17 September 1949, p.3
- ^ "John Coleman Statue, Hastings", Mornington Peninsula Street and Public Art, Melbourne Playgrounds. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ Russell Holmesby, "Tom's niche of fame", Together we rise, St Kilda Football Club, 7 November 2018
External links
edit- Tom Meehan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Tom Meehan at AustralianFootball.com