Cornelius "Con" O'Toole (25 February 1929 – 2 April 2011) was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with Melbourne

Melbourne Football Club

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 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

O'Toole, a ruckman

Ruckman (Australian rules football position)

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 from Ultima

Ultima, Victoria

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, was a member of Melbourne's 1949 reserves premiership team. The following year he made four appearances in the seniors and then returned to the Ultima Football Club, as captain-coach.

He spent the 1954 football season with Swan Hill, whom he captain-coached.

In 1955 he made his way to Goulburn Valley Football League

Goulburn Valley Football League

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 club Rushworth

Rushworth Football Club

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 and won that year's Morrison Medal while acting as coach.

When his employment with the Victoria Police Force brought him to Rochester he was appointed captain-coach of the town's Bendigo Football League

Bendigo Football League

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 side, the Rochester Tigers

Rochester Football Club

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. He guided the club to back to back premierships in 1961 and 1962, the latter finishing the season undefeated.