Arthur Mooney
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Arthur Mooney was an Australian rules football
er who played with Richmond
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Mooney, who arrived at the club from the Richmond Recruits, was a half forward flanker.
He was a member of the Richmond team which lost the 1944 VFL Grand Final
.
His 49 goals in the 1946 VFL season
were enough to top Richmond's goal-kicking.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Mooney, who arrived at the club from the Richmond Recruits, was a half forward flanker.
He was a member of the Richmond team which lost the 1944 VFL Grand Final
1944 VFL Grand Final
The 1944 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Fitzroy Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Junction Oval in Melbourne on 30 September 1944. It was the 48th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers...
.
His 49 goals in the 1946 VFL season
1946 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1946.-Premiership season:In 1946, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...
were enough to top Richmond's goal-kicking.