Neil Conlan
| Neil Conlan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Neil Conlan | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania | ||
| Date of death | 22 July 1978 (aged 41)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Canberra, ACT | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1953–1958 | New Town/Glenorchy | 120 (-) | |
| 1959–1966 | Devonport | ||
| 1967–1973 | Manuka | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| Tasmania | 25 (-) | ||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Neil Conlan (7 August 1936 – 22 July 1978) was an Australian football player from Tasmania.[2][3] Conlan played as a forward.[4] Conlan played in the Tasmania Australian rules football team that defeated the Victoria Australian rules football team on 13 July 1960 at York Park, Launceston.[5] He captain-coached Devonport.[6][7]
Neil Conlan's son Michael Conlan played 210 games for the Fitzroy Football Club.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Neil Conlan dies". The Canberra Times. 23 July 1978. p. 1. Retrieved 22 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "OBITUARY Coach Neil Conlan dies at 42". The Canberra Times. 23 July 1978. p. 28. Retrieved 22 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Tasmania Went Down Fighting". The Age. 22 July 1957. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Tasmanian Rules Team Has Runaway Victory". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 July 1955. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Relive Tassie football's glory days". ABC Tasmania. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 October 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ a b Morris, Terry (28 January 2012). "Conlan heading home for reunion". The Examiner. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Neil Conlan – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 22 November 2014.