Terry Leahy (footballer)
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Terry Leahy is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne
and South Melbourne
in the VFL
. His brothers John
and Brian
also played with Melbourne.
. He continued to play all of Melbourne's 18 games for the year, kicking a total of six goals and earning one Brownlow Medal
vote. Leahy also won the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal
for being voted Melbourne's best and fairest during the 1966 season
.
During the 1967 season
Leahy only played eight games, kicking two goals in the process – one against Geelong
in Round 2, the other during the Round 16 win against Footscray
. Melbourne "dismissed" Leahy at the end of the 1967 season as a "disciplinary measure".
Leahy subsequently moved to South Melbourne for the 1968 season, where he remained until the end of his VFL career in 1970. In the 1968 season
he played twelve games, kicked four goals and earned one Brownlow Medal vote. The following season
he played 19 of Melbourne's 20 games, kicking three goals and earning two Brownlow votes. In his final season
he kicked two goals in the eight games played and did not play again after Melbourne's Round 13 win over North Melbourne
.
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
and South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the VFL
Australian Football League
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. His brothers John
John Leahy (footballer)
John Patrick Leahy was an Australian rules footballer who played two games for Melbourne during the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League .- Early life :...
and Brian
Brian Leahy
Brian Peter 'Wrecker' Leahy was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the early 1960s. His brothers John and Terry also played for Melbourne....
also played with Melbourne.
Australian rules football career
On Monday, 25 April 1966, Terry Leahy made his VFL debut in Melbourne's Round 1 loss to St Kilda at the MCGMelbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
. He continued to play all of Melbourne's 18 games for the year, kicking a total of six goals and earning one Brownlow Medal
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
vote. Leahy also won the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal
The Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy is awarded to the Melbourne Football Club player judged Best and Fairest for the season.It is named in honor of Keith 'Bluey' Truscott, a former dual premiership player and World War II fighter ace killed in 1943....
for being voted Melbourne's best and fairest during the 1966 season
1966 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1966.-Premiership season:In 1966, 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...
.
During the 1967 season
1967 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1967.-Premiership season:In 1967, 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...
Leahy only played eight games, kicking two goals in the process – one against Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
in Round 2, the other during the Round 16 win against Footscray
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
. Melbourne "dismissed" Leahy at the end of the 1967 season as a "disciplinary measure".
Leahy subsequently moved to South Melbourne for the 1968 season, where he remained until the end of his VFL career in 1970. In the 1968 season
1968 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1968.-Premiership season:In 1968, 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...
he played twelve games, kicked four goals and earned one Brownlow Medal vote. The following season
1969 VFL season
-Premiership season:In 1969, 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...
he played 19 of Melbourne's 20 games, kicking three goals and earning two Brownlow votes. In his final season
1970 VFL season
-Premiership season:In 1970, 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...
he kicked two goals in the eight games played and did not play again after Melbourne's Round 13 win over North Melbourne
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
.