Terry Leahy (footballer)

Terry Leahy (12 October 1946 – 29 November 2002)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and South Melbourne in the VFL. His brothers John and Brian also played with Melbourne.

Terry Leahy
Personal information
Full name	Terry Leahy
Date of birth	12 October 1946
Date of death	29 November 2002(2002-11-29) (aged 56)
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1966–1967	Melbourne	26 0(8)
1968–1970	South Melbourne	39 0(9)
Total		65 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970.
Career highlights
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal 1966
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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 MCG. 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.^[2] 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.^[2] Melbourne "dismissed" Leahy at the end of the 1967 season as a "disciplinary measure".^[3]

Leahy subsequently moved to South Melbourne for the 1968 season,^[3] 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 South 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 South Melbourne's Round 13 win over North Melbourne.^[2]

Playing statistics

^[4]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
1966	Melbourne	19	18	6	13	250	30	280	38	—	0.3	0.7	13.9	1.7	15.6	2.1	—
1967	Melbourne	19	8	2	1	68	9	77	9	—	0.3	0.1	8.5	1.1	9.6	1.1	—
1968	South Melbourne	19	12	4	8	158	25	183	29	—	0.3	0.7	13.2	2.1	15.3	2.4	—
1969	South Melbourne	19	19	3	8	279	87	366	44	—	0.2	0.4	14.7	4.6	19.3	2.3	—
1970	South Melbourne	19	8	2	0	53	16	69	9	—	0.3	0.0	6.6	2.0	8.6	1.1	—
Career			65	17	30	808	167	975	129	—	0.3	0.5	12.4	2.6	15.0	2.0	—

See also

• List of Australian rules football families

References

1. "Terry Leahy - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
2. AFL Tables: Terry Leahy Statistics
3. "South signs Terry Leahy". The Age. 6 December 1967. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
4. Terry Leahy's player profile at AFL Tables

External links

• Terry Leahy's playing statistics from AFL Tables