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Leo O'Halloran

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Leo O'Halloran
Personal information
Full name Leo Denis O'Halloran
Date of birth 11 June 1925
Place of birth Colac, Victoria
Date of death 27 October 1990(1990-10-27) (aged 65)
Place of death Geelong, Victoria[1]
Original team(s) Barwon Heads
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1949–1952 Geelong 20 (19)
1953 South Melbourne 09 (11)
Total 29 (30)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leo Denis O'Halloran (11 June 1925 – 27 October 1990)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A follower and forward, O'Halloran was already 24 when he started his league career, having come to Geelong from Barwon Heads.[3][4] While he was at the club in 1951 and 1952, Geelong won back to back premierships, but O'Halloran never featured in a single final.[3] He struggled with injuries and the most he played in a season for Geelong was seven games in 1951.[3] His performances for the Geelong seconds in 1952 won him a Gardiner Medal.

He spent the 1953 VFL season at South Melbourne, playing as a rover.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Leo Denis O'Halloran". Find a Grave.
  2. ^ "Leo OHalloran - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "AFL Tables: Leo OHalloran". afltables.com.
  4. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  5. ^ The Argus,"Follower becomes a rover", 29 April 1953, p. 10