Adrian Gallagher
Adrian Gallagher | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 12 May 1946 | ||
Original team(s) | Yarram | ||
Debut | Round 6, 1964, Carlton vs. St Kilda, at Junction Oval | ||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1964–1972 | Carlton | 165 (236) | |
1973–1975 | Footscray | 54 (38) | |
1976 | North Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
Total | 220 (274) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Adrian Lindsay Gallagher (born 12 May 1946) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.
He was also an outstanding cricketer in his youth and received many offers to play in England, but preferred to stay in Melbourne over the Australian winter and play football for Carlton.
Best and fairest player for the Carlton Under 19 team in 1963 — and best on the ground in the team's Grand Final win against the Essendon Under 19s on 12 October 1963 — Gallagher made his debut for the Carlton First XVIII on 23 May 1964 (round 6), against St Kilda at the Junction Oval.
He was a tenacious, courageous left-footer, renowned for fearlessly burrowing into dense packs and coming out with the ball. He left the Blues and moved to Footscray at the beginning of the 1973 season.[1] In 1976 he moved to North Melbourne, but only played one game [2]
He was widely known as "Gags" and also went by the nickname "Golly" before he started to lose his mop of curly hair.
References
- ^ McFarline, Peter (28 March 1973). "Rover's $24000 contract". The Age.
- ^ Adrian Gallagher at AustralianFootball.com
External links
- Adrian Gallagher's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Adrian Gallagher at Blueseum
- Life Membership of Carlton Cricket Club awarded to Adrian Gallagher
- CricketArchive: Adrian Gallagher