Graham Douglas McColl (18 June 1934 – 16 March 2022[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). His career ended abruptly during a night game against St Kilda with a ruptured ACL knee injury that could not be repaired.[2] Originally from Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) he played 70 games and won a best & fairest for the club in 1956.[3]

Graham McColl
Personal information
Full name Graham Douglas McColl
Date of birth (1934-06-18)18 June 1934
Date of death 16 March 2022(2022-03-16) (aged 87)
Place of death Geelong
Original team(s) Coburg
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1958 Carlton 10 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Notes

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  1. ^ "McCOLL - Graham Douglas". William Sheahan Funerals. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Vale Graham McColl: Former player and trainer". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 536. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
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