Russell Madden (Australian rules footballer)

Russell Monteith Madden (4 June 1910 – 18 July 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Russell Madden
Personal information
Full name Russell Monteith Madden
Date of birth (1910-06-04)4 June 1910
Place of birth Traralgon, Victoria[1]
Date of death 18 July 1966(1966-07-18) (aged 56)
Place of death Parkville, Victoria
Original team(s) Ashby
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1929, 1931 Geelong 03 (0)
1932, 1934 Essendon 12 (0)
Total 15 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Madden played with Sandringham in the VFL from 1936 until midway through 1938, when he was cleared to Mangoplah Football Club in June 1938.

Madden was appointed as coach of the Mangoplah Football Club in 1938[3] and lead them to the 1938 Albury & District Football League premiership [4] before returning to Melbourne.

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria". Government of Victoria.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 540. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ "1938 - Mangoplah appoint coach". Trove Newspapers. The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 10 June 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ^ "1938 - Albury & District FL - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW). 13 September 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

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