Mick Donaghy
Mick Donaghy | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Michael George Donaghy | ||
Date of birth | 14 November 1877 | ||
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 31 October 1929 | (aged 51)||
Place of death | North Adelaide, South Australia[1] | ||
Original team(s) | Wellington | ||
Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1898 | Carlton | 10 (0) | |
1900–1905 | Geelong | 80 (3) | |
1906–1909 | Port Adelaide | 52 | |
Total | 142 | ||
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
Victoria | 2 | ||
South Australia | 1 | ||
Coaching career | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1911 | Port Adelaide | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1905. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Michael George Donaghy (14 November 1877 – 31 October 1929)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Port Adelaide in the South Australian Football League (SAFL).
Carlton (1898)
[edit]Donaghy started his career at Carlton in 1898 but after one season returned to his home town of Geelong to play for his original club, Wellington, in 1899.
Geelong (1900-1905)
[edit]He began playing for Geelong in 1900 and missed just one game in each of his first two seasons, becoming an integral member of the side.[3] A key position player, Donaghy was known for his marking ability and was good enough to twice represent the VFL at interstate football.[4]
Port Adelaide (1906-1909)
[edit]Donaghy joined South Australian club Port Adelaide in 1906 for a four-season South Australian Football League stint and was joint club captain for the last two years.[2] Donaghy, who also represented the South Australian interstate team, was Port Adelaide's non playing coach in 1911.
Coaching
[edit]In 1911 Mick coached Port Adelaide for one season. He would take the club to the 1911 SAFL Grand Final but would lose to West Adelaide by 5 points at Adelaide Oval.
Post football
[edit]He remained with Port Adelaide as a committeeman until the war.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "OBITUARY". The Advertiser. South Australia. 1 November 1929. p. 29.
- ^ a b c "Mick Donaghy - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "Mick Donaghy". AFL Tables.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- 1877 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Carlton Football Club players
- Geelong Football Club players
- Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players
- Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)
- Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) coaches
- 1929 deaths
- Australian rules biography, 1870s birth stubs