Don Condon
| Don Condon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1923 | ||
| Date of death | 15 February 1996 (aged 72) | ||
| Original team(s) | Brighton (VFA) | ||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1944–1951 | North Melbourne | 131 (218) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Don Condon (12 March 1923 – 15 February 1996)[1] was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League, (VFL).
Condon began his senior career in the throw-pass era Victorian Football Association with Brighton, playing there in 1941 and kicking 55 goals. The VFA went into recess in 1942, and in 1944 Condon joined the VFL, trialling unsuccessfully with Essendon before joining North Melbourne. He played with North Melbourne for just over seven years from 1944 until May 1951, and won the Syd Barker Medal as North Melbourne Football Club's best player in 1946.[2] He returned to Brighton in May 1951 and played out the rest of the season there.[3]
He was life member of the North Melbourne Football Club.[4]
References
- ^ "Don Condon - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ North to alter constitution (8 Nov 1946); The Age
- ^ Marc Fiddian (2003), The Best of Football Trivia, Hastings, VIC: Galaxy Print and Design, p. 38
- ^ List of life members
External links
- Don Condon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Don Condon at AustralianFootball.com