Claude Toovey
| Claude Toovey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Claude Henry St Leonard Toovey | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Parkside, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | 28 January 1978 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Norwood, Ballarat | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1919–22 | Norwood | 33 (3)[1] | |
| 1923 & 26 | South Ballarat | ? | |
| 1924-25 | Birchip | ? | |
| 1927 | Fitzroy | 15 (0) | |
| 1928 | Nhill | ? | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Claude Henry St Leonard Toovey (24 November 1896 – 28 January 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
In 1923, Toovey was captain coach of South Ballarat Football Club,[3][4] who lost the grand final by one point to Ballarat Football Club.[5]
In 1923, Toovey was named the Ballarat FL's champion player by The Ballarat Star newspaper.[6]
In 1924, Toovey continued on as captain-coach of South Ballarat on a Saturday and then also accepted a position as coach of Birchip Football Club in the Wimmera Football League, as they play on a Wednesday.[7]
Toovey went onto captain-coach Nhill Football Club in 1928.[8]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Redlegs Museum: Claude TOOVEY". Norwood Football Club.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 889. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1923 - Ballarat Incident". The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 27 April 1923. p. 14. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "1923 - FOOTBALL FIGHT". Mirror (Perth, WA : 1921 - 1956). 5 May 1923. p. 1. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "1923 - Won By a Point Ballarat Grand Final". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954). 3 October 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "1923 - THE CHAMPION PLAYER". The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924). 1 October 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "1924 - IN TWO TEAMS: Toovey to Coach Birchip". The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 26 June 1924. p. 3. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "1928 - Nhill's Football Coach Has Had Experience in Two States". Weekly Times. 30 June 1928. p. 77. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Claude Toovey's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Claude Toovey at AustralianFootball.com
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