Joe Canavan

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer

Joe Canavan

Personal information
Full name|  Joseph Canavan
Date of birth|  (1880-11-04)4 November 1880
Date of death|  10 January 1924(1924-01-10) (aged 43)
Place of death|  Wentworth, New South Wales
Original team(s)|  South Bendigo
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
1903|  South Melbourne|  08 0(7)
1907|  Melbourne|  09 0(4)
Total|  |  17 (11)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1907.

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Joseph Canavan (4 November 1880 – 10 January 1924) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

He drowned in Rufus Creek near Wentworth, New South Wales in 1924.[2]

## Notes

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1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 129\. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. ^ "DROWNED IN RUFUS CREEK". Barrier Miner. Vol. XXXVI, no. 10, 962. New South Wales, Australia. 11 January 1924. p. 1.

## References

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* South Melbourne Team, Melbourne Punch, (Thursday, 4 June 1903), p.16.

## External links

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* Joe Canavan's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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