Es Downey Explained

Es Downey
Fullname:	Esmond Joseph Downey
Birth Date:	11 August 1923
Birth Place:	Melbourne, Victoria^[1]
Originalteam:	Xavier College
Height:	183 cm
Weight:	85 kg
Position:	Centre half-back
Statsend:	1945
Years1:	1944–45
Games Goals1:	22 (9)

Esmond Joseph Downey AM (11 August 1923 – 3 March 2011)^[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

Downey, who went to Xavier College, was a centre half-back for Melbourne University, before joining Melbourne in 1944.^{[3] [4]} He played 16 league games for Melbourne in the 1944 VFL season and at the end of the year was named "Best First Year Player" at the club awards.^[5] He later played for Old Xaverians, coaching them in 1950 and 1951.^[6]

Later life

Downey was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2008, for "service to the community through a range of church, educational and aged care organisations."^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: World War Two Nominal Roll. Government of Australia. 14 November 2014.
2. Book: Esmond Joseph Downey AM. 14 November 2014. Newman College Newsletter – Winter 2011. Newman College. https://web.archive.org/web/20141127152336/http://www.newman.unimelb.edu.au/sites/default/files/Newman%20News%20Winter%202011.pdf. 27 November 2014. dead.
3. Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2009 . 8th . 978-1-921496-00-4 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 225.
4. News: FOOTBALLERS TRAIN. . . Melbourne . 22 March 1944 . 14 November 2014 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: MELBOURNE TROPHIES. . . Melbourne . 23 November 1944 . 14 November 2014 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
6. Web site: Honour Roll. Old Xaverians Football Club. 16 July 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150530021400/http://www.oldxavs.com.au/about-us/honour-roll.html. 30 May 2015. dmy-all.
7. Web site: It's an Honour – Honours. Government of Australia. 14 November 2014.