Clem_Goonan

Clem Goonan

Clem Goonan

Australian rules footballer

Clem Goonan (born 18 June 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

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Goonan played his early football at Whorouly and won the Ovens & King Football League's best and fairest award in 1958.[2][3] Although approached by four VFL clubs, Goonan next played for Myrtleford.[3][4] He was cleared to South Melbourne in 1961, where he remained until 1964, with most of his 50 appearances coming as a defender or ruck-rover.[3][5]

Relocated to northern Victoria through his work as a police officer, Goonan joined the Albury Football Club.[3] A knee injury cost him a spot in Albury's 1966 premiership team.[4]

He later spent four years as captain-coach of Rutherglen.[3] and one year as Captain Coach of Burrumbuttock in the Hume League in the mid-1970's.

He was inducted into the Ovens & King Football League Hall of Fame in 2006.

References

  1. [1]
    "Clem Goonan". AFL Tables.
  2. [2]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. [3]
    "Swan Songs - with Clem Goonan". Sydney Swans.
  4. [4]
    The Border Mail, "League honours club greats", 17 September 2006
  5. [5]
    The Age, "Weideman Fit?", 19 April 1961, p. 1
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