Mal Pascoe
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Malcolm L. "Mal" Pascoe is a former Australian rules footballer and coach.
He played 94 senior VFL
games for the Essendon Football Club from 1953 to 1958, and played 177 senior TANFL
games for the Hobart Football Club
from 1959 to 1966.
He was captain-coach of Hobart from 1959 to 1965, and non-playing coach of Hobart from 1978 to 1979.
He starred in the highly talented 1952 Essendon Seconds Premiership team that beat Collingwood
Seconds 7.14 (56) to 4.5 (29). All but one of the premiership team's 20 players had either already played for the Essendon Firsts or would go on to do so in the future; the team was:
Excluding the senior games that some had already played (or would go on to play) with other VFL clubs, the members of the Essendon 1952 Seconds Premiership Team played an aggregate total of 1072 senior games for Essendon Firsts.
. He was a strong overhead mark, a fearless defender, and widely acknowledged as one of the best drop kicks in the VFL.
He made his senior debut in Round 9 of the 1953 season (20 June 1953), playing against Hawthorn
, at Hawthorns's home ground, Glenferrie Oval
. Essendon won 12.15 (87) to Hawthorn’s 9.10 (64).
His senior record with Essendon is impressive:
in the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL)
in 1959.
The extent of Essendon's loss is reflected in the fact that, in his first year in Tasmania:
He coached Hobart from 1959 to 1965 as a captain-coach; and, later, as a non-paying coach from 1978 to 1979. The team, under his coaching, won the TANFL Premierships in 1959, 1960, and 1963.
He played for Hobart from 1959 to 1966, having relinquished the coaching position to John Watts
in 1966.
In all, he played 177 senior games for Hobart Football Club, starring in his last game, Hobart's 1966 Grand Final one point win over Glenorchy
10.14 (74) to 11.7 (73).
He unsuccessfully applied for Essendon's vacant Senior coaching position in 1971; the position was awarded to John Birt
.
In 2002, he was chosen as first ruck in Hobart's official "Best Team (1947 to 2002)".
He played 94 senior VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
games for the Essendon Football Club from 1953 to 1958, and played 177 senior TANFL
Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
games for the Hobart Football Club
Hobart Football Club
Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Hobart, Tasmania. They play their home fixtures at the TCA Ground on the Queens Domain, in Hobart and from 2009, the club has been a member of the Tasmanian State League.- Club history :...
from 1959 to 1966.
He was captain-coach of Hobart from 1959 to 1965, and non-playing coach of Hobart from 1978 to 1979.
Early Career at Essendon
Recruited at 15 from his junior team, the Essendon Bombers, Pascoe steadily made his way through the Essendon Thirds (under-19s) and Seconds (Reserves) from 1949 until he played his first match for the Essendon senior team in 1953.He starred in the highly talented 1952 Essendon Seconds Premiership team that beat Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
Seconds 7.14 (56) to 4.5 (29). All but one of the premiership team's 20 players had either already played for the Essendon Firsts or would go on to do so in the future; the team was:
| Essendon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Backs | Alan Thaw Alan Thaw Alan Thaw was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL during the late 1940s and early 1950s.... |
Jack Knowles Jack Knowles Jack Knowles is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .Jack Knowles was a full back pocket in the losing Essendon team against Melbourne in the 1957 VFL Grand Final.-External links:*... |
Doug Bigelow Doug Bigelow Douglas "Doug" Bigelow was an Australian rules footballer who played 148 senior games for the Essendon Football Club from 1947 to 1956.-Career:... |
| H/Backs | Brian Paine | John Ramsay | Bob Taylor |
| Centre Line | Keith McIntosh | Hugh Morris Hugh Morris (footballer) Hugh Morris was a Welsh footballer who played for Manchester City, Sheffield United and Grimsby Town in the 19th century. He gained three caps for the Welsh national team.-Playing career:... |
Alby Law |
| H/Forwards | Greg Sewell Greg Sewell Gregory G. "Greg" Sewell was an Australian rules footballer and assistant coach for Essendon in the Victorian Football League . He was educated at University High School from 1950 to 1951, where he was a schoolmate of Alan Aylett.- Recruit :Sewell had been recruited from the local side, the Monash... |
Bill Snell | Ray Martini |
| Forwards | Brian Gilmore | Ken Reed | Stan Booth Stan Booth Stan Booth was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League during the 1950s.Booth was a rover and often rested on the half forward flank, contributing over a goal a game for Essendon... |
| Rucks/Rover | Allan Hird (c/c) | Geoff Leek Geoff Leek Geoff Leek was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL from 1951 to 1962.- First senior match :... |
A. Taylor |
| Reserves | Mal Pascoe | Ian Monks | |
Excluding the senior games that some had already played (or would go on to play) with other VFL clubs, the members of the Essendon 1952 Seconds Premiership Team played an aggregate total of 1072 senior games for Essendon Firsts.
Senior Career at Essendon
He played mainly as a ruck-rover resting on the backline, sharing the duties with Hugh MitchellHugh Mitchell (footballer)
Hugh Mitchell is a former Australian rules footballer and coach who played for Essendon in the VFL and Dandenong Football Club during the 1950s and 60s.-Early career at Essendon:...
. He was a strong overhead mark, a fearless defender, and widely acknowledged as one of the best drop kicks in the VFL.
He made his senior debut in Round 9 of the 1953 season (20 June 1953), playing against Hawthorn
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
, at Hawthorns's home ground, Glenferrie Oval
Glenferrie Oval
Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.It is the historic home of and is synonymous with the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL club from 1925–1973, and retained the ground as an...
. Essendon won 12.15 (87) to Hawthorn’s 9.10 (64).
His senior record with Essendon is impressive:
- 19531953 VFL seasonResults and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1953.-Premiership season:In 1953, 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...
: 9 games (including losing First Semi-Final team). - 19541954 VFL seasonResults and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1954.-Premiership season:In 1954, 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...
: 17 games. - 19551955 VFL seasonResults and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1955.-Premiership season:In 1955, 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...
: 17 games, 27 goals (including losing First Semi-Final team). - 19561956 VFL seasonResults and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1956.-1956 Summer Olympics:From 22 November to 8 December, the 1956 Summer Olympics were to be held in Melbourne, with a re-configured Melbourne Cricket Ground as its Main Stadium....
: 17 games, 13 goals (plus 1 night game). - 19571957 VFL seasonResults and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1957.-Premiership season:In 1957, 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...
: 19 games, 4 goals (including losing Grand Final1957 VFL Grand FinalThe 1957 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Melbourne Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 21 September 1957. It was the 61st annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers...
team) (plus 1 night game, 3 goals) - 19581958 VFL seasonResults and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1958.-Premiership season:In 1958, 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...
: 18 games, 18 goals (plus 2 night games, 5 goals).
After Essendon
Pascoe left Essendon at the end of 1958, and was appointed coach of Hobart Football ClubHobart Football Club
Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Hobart, Tasmania. They play their home fixtures at the TCA Ground on the Queens Domain, in Hobart and from 2009, the club has been a member of the Tasmanian State League.- Club history :...
in the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL)
Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
in 1959.
The extent of Essendon's loss is reflected in the fact that, in his first year in Tasmania:
- His team won the TANFL premiership, with Pascoe as captain-coach, beating New NorfolkNew Norfolk EaglesThe New Norfolk District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Southern Football League, in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:Entry to Southern District Football Assoc* 1934Entry to TANFL/TFL* 1947...
9.14 (68) to 2.9 (27). - His premiership team won the Tasmanian State Grand Final, with Pascoe as captain-coach, beating North Western Football Union (NWFU) premiers BurnieBurnie Dockers Football ClubBurnie Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia.-Club history:The Burnie Dockers were formed as a result of a merger between former TFL Statewide League club Burnie Hawks and NTFL club the Burnie Tigers...
14.11 (95) to 9.14 (68). - He played Interstate football for Tasmania.
- He was the leading goal-kicker in the State (75 goals).
- He was voted the League's best and fairest for 1959 and was awarded the William Leitch MedalWilliam Leitch MedalThe William Leitch Medal was an annual award which was presented to the Best and Fairest player in the TANFL/TFL Statewide League.At various times prior to 1930 and between 1935 and 1939 the TFL award was known by other names....
.
He coached Hobart from 1959 to 1965 as a captain-coach; and, later, as a non-paying coach from 1978 to 1979. The team, under his coaching, won the TANFL Premierships in 1959, 1960, and 1963.
He played for Hobart from 1959 to 1966, having relinquished the coaching position to John Watts
John Watts (Australian rules footballer)
John Albert Watts is a retired Australian rules football player and former radio broadcaster.-Personal life:...
in 1966.
In all, he played 177 senior games for Hobart Football Club, starring in his last game, Hobart's 1966 Grand Final one point win over Glenorchy
Glenorchy Football Club
The Glenorchy District Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League and the Southern Football League in Tasmania, Australia.-Origins:...
10.14 (74) to 11.7 (73).
He unsuccessfully applied for Essendon's vacant Senior coaching position in 1971; the position was awarded to John Birt
John Birt (footballer)
John Birt is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL. Birt had an unusual physical characteristic that sometimes reduced his capacity to impose authority in one-on-one situations; whenever he spoke, the tip of his nose would move.Birt was a rover and after being...
.
In 2002, he was chosen as first ruck in Hobart's official "Best Team (1947 to 2002)".