Arthur Coghlan Explained

Arthur Coghlan
Fullname:Arthur Emmett Coghlan
Birth Date:16 August 1902
Birth Place:Coburg, Victoria
Death Place:Newtown, Victoria
Originalteam:Toora
Height:180 cm
Weight:86 kg
Statsend:1934
Years1:1922–1932
Club1:Geelong
Games Goals1:145 (10)
Coachyears1:1929–30, 1932–34
Coachclub1:Geelong
Coachgames Wins1:80 (48–31–1)

Arthur Emmett 'Bull' Coghlan (16 August 1902  - 8 June 1959)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Geelong in the VFL.

Family

His brother, Michael Davitt Coghlan (1907-1964), played with Fitzroy in the VFL.

Football

Geelong's Toora recruit was a tough and hard hitting ruckman but could also play in key positions.

He missed out on their 1925 premiership after being suspended for the remainder of 1925 and all of 1926 for escalating an all-in brawl that involved players and team officials. North Melbourne's Fred Rutley was suspended for life for starting the brawl.

In 1929 he was appointed captain-coach and in his second season in this role steered Geelong to a Grand Final. They lost the match to Collingwood by 30 points but he played in a premiership the following season, albeit this time as neither captain nor coach.

He played his final game in 1932 and in 1933 became the non-playing coach of Geelong, making it all the way to the Preliminary Final in both of his two seasons.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arthur Coghlan - Player Bio. Australian Football . 28 December 2014.