Jock Fahey

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer

Jock Fahey

Personal information
Full name|  John Fahey
Date of birth|  (1911-10-22)22 October 1911
Date of death|  27 June 1936(1936-06-27) (aged 24)
Place of death|  Between Numurkah and Wunghnu
Original team(s)|  Numurkah Football Club
Height|  179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight|  81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
1932–1934|  South Melbourne|  31 (11)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934.

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Fahey (22 October 1911 – 27 June 1936) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Fahey came to South Melbourne from Murray Football League club Numurkah.[1] He made 12 games appearances in 1932, his debut season, which included a semi-final.[2] In 1933, a premiership year for South Melbourne, Fahey played six games.[2] He played 13 games in 1934 but missed the finals series after he scalded his foot at work.[2][3][4] South Melbourne were losing grand finalists that year.

He left South Melbourne in 1935 to take up a position as coach of Warrnambool in the Hampden Football League.[5] They finished second on the ladder that year, with 10 wins and 5 losses, then progressed to the grand final, where they met minor premiers Mortlake. Warrnambool, with coach Fahey starring at centre half-back, won the grand final by 21 points, to claim their first premiership in the league.[6]

In 1936, Fahey returned home to captain-coach Numurkah in the Murray Football League (MFL).[7] They got off to a good start, winning their first six games under Fahey.[8] On 27 June 1936, Fahey was riding a bicycle from Numurkah to his home in Wunghnu when he was struck by a motor vehicle.[9] He died of his injuries.[10] Fahey remarkably finished second in the 1936 MFL – O’Dwyer Medal.[11]

## References

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1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
2. ^ a b c "Jock Fahey". AFL Tables.
3. ^ The Argus, "Match Of The Day", 14 September 1934, p. 15
4. ^ The Argus, "First Semi-final", 20 September 1934, p. 10
5. ^ Camperdown Chronicle, "Coach For Warrnambool Club", 2 April 1935, p. 2
6. ^ Camperdown Chronicle, "Football Warrnambool Defeats Mortlake", 17 September 1935, p. 6
7. ^ The Argus, "Fahey to Coach Numurkah", 11 April 1936, p. 21
8. ^ Albury Banner and Wodonga Express, "Footballer Killed In Car Accident", 3 July 1936, p. 14
9. ^ The Independent (Deniliquin), "Football Coach Killed", 2 July 1936, p. 3
10. ^ Camperdown Chronicle, "Personal", 30 June 1936, p.2
11. ^ "1936 - Murray FL - O'Dwyer Medal". Cobram Courier. 20 August 1936. p. 3. Retrieved 4 May 2020 - via Trove Newspapers.