Cornelius "Con" O'Toole (25 February 1930 – 2 April 2011) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Cornelius O'Toole | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1930 | ||
| Date of death | 2 April 2011 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Ultima / Tooborac | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1950 | Melbourne | 4 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
O'Toole, a ruckman from Ultima, was a member of Melbourne's 1949 reserves premiership team. The following year he made four appearances in the seniors and then returned to the Ultima Football Club, as captain-coach.[2][3]
He spent the 1954 football season with Swan Hill, whom he captain-coached.[4]
In 1955 he made his way to Goulburn Valley Football League club Rushworth and won that year's Morrison Medal while acting as coach.[5]
When his employment with the Victoria Police Force brought him to Rochester he was appointed captain-coach of the town's Bendigo Football League side, the Rochester Tigers. He guided the club to back to back premierships in 1962 and 1963, the former finishing the season undefeated.[6]
References edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ AFL Tables: Con O'Toole
- ^ "Vale Con O'Toole". Sportingpulse.
- ^ The Argus, "O'Toole will coach Swan Hill", 20 October 1953, p. 13
- ^ "Rushworth". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008.
- ^ "Rochester". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.