Geoff Southby
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Full name | Geoff Southby | ||
Date of birth | 27 October 1950 | ||
Original team(s) | Sandhurst | ||
Height / weight | 188 cm / 87 kg | ||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Geoff Southby (born 27 October 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL).
An attacking full-back who ran hard from defence and stopped the best full-forwards, Southby was a key contributor to Carlton Football Club's success in the 1970s.
In 2000 Southby was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. Southby was also inducted into the Carlton Football Club Hall of Fame, and was elevated to Legend status in 2013.[1]
References
- ^ "Geoff Southby, David Rhys-Jones in Blues HOF". Herald Sun. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- Geoff Southby at Blueseum.org.
- AFL: Hall of Fame
Categories:
- All-Australians (1953–1988)
- Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Carlton Football Club players
- John Nicholls Medal winners
- Victorian State of Origin players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Sandhurst Football Club players
- People from Bendigo
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Australian rules biography, 1950s birth stubs