Maurie Considine
| Maurie Considine | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Maurice Joseph Considine | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1932 | ||
| Date of death | 26 November 2023 (aged 91) | ||
| Original team(s) | Old Paradians Amateur Football Club, VAFA | ||
| Debut | 1952 | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1952–1956 | Hawthorn | 37 (1) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Maurice Joseph Considine (14 June 1932 – 26 November 2023) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League during the 1950s. He played 37 games for Hawthorn between 1952 and 1956. He was recruited from the Old Paradians Amateur Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA).[1]
His older brother Bernie,[2] younger brother Frank[3] and son Paul also played football for Hawthorn.[4]
Considine coached Old Paradians to four premierships before becoming John Kennedy's assistant coach at Hawthorn. He was named as coach of the Old Paradians Team of the Century.[5][6] For his services to Hawthorn as player and reserves coach he was awarded life membership of the club in 1970.[7]
Considine co-founded the Melbourne transport company Secon Carriers (now Secon Freight Logistics) in 1969. In 2019, to mark the company's 50th anniversary, he wrote a business memoir, It's in Our Blood.[8][9]
Considine died on 26 November 2023, at the age of 91.[10]
Honours and achievements
[edit]Individual
- Hawthorn life member
References
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 122. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
- ^ "HAWTHORN". The Argus. Melbourne. 12 April 1952. p. 11. Retrieved 3 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "On way to seniors". The Argus. Melbourne. 19 May 1954. p. 25. Retrieved 3 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "A Family Business". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Club Legends" (PDF).
- ^ "For the love of the game". The Amateur Footballer: 18. 2004.
- ^ "Life members". Hawthorn FC. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Secon Freight Logistics scores a half century". fullyloaded.com.au. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Our People". Secon. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Vale Maurie Considine". hawthornfc.com.au. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Maurie Considine's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Profile at Hawk Headquarters