John McMahon (Australian footballer, born 1935)

Australian rules footballer

For the Melbourne footballer, see John McMahon (Australian footballer, born 1900).

Australian rules footballer

John McMahon

Personal information
Full name|  John McMahon
Date of birth|  (1935-12-04)4 December 1935
Date of death|  19 April 2002(2002-04-19) (aged 66)
Original team(s)|  Bairnsdale
Height|  193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight|  94 kg (207 lb)
Position(s)|  ruckman
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
1953–55|  Geelong|  36 (11)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John McMahon was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

A tall ruckman from Bairnsdale, he was recruited as a 17-year-old in 1953.[2] He returned to his father's farm in Bairnsdale in 1956, after playing 36 games for Geelong in three seasons,[3] and continued to play for Bairnsdale Football Club in the Gippsland Football League.[4]

## Notes

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1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 595\. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
2. ^ "McMahon Impresses Geelong Officials". The Argus. Melbourne. 20 March 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 19 March 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
3. ^ "Charlie Sutton Tells Players — 'Don't joke about THIS practice'". The Argus. Melbourne. 12 March 1956. p. 13. Retrieved 19 March 2015 - via National Library of Australia.
4. ^ "The grand final all over again". The Argus. Melbourne. 13 April 1956. p. 23. Retrieved 19 March 2015 - via National Library of Australia.

## External links

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* John McMahon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
* John McMahon at AustralianFootball.com