Frank Goode Explained

Frank Goode
Birth Date:19 December 1939
Originalteam:Moe/Heyfield
Debutdate:Round 18, 1961
Debutteam:North Melbourne
Debutopponent:St Kilda
Debutstadium:Junction Oval
Height:183 cm
Weight:83 kg
Position:Utility / Full Forward
Statsend:1967
Years1:1961–1967
Club1:North Melbourne
Games Goals1:73 (107) coach u19's NMFC 1969,70.71 Coach Sandringham F C 1972 / 73 Coach Caulfield Grammarians 1975/6/7/9
Coachyears1:1981
Coachclub1:Footscray
Coachgames Wins1:1 (0–1–0)

Frank Goode (born 19 December 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the VFL during the 1960s.

Owing to an injury to John Dugdale, Goode spent the 1965 and 1966 seasons as a full-forward with success. He topped North Melbourne's goal kicking in those years with 38 and 49 goals respectively. Injured earl 1967 he had surgery-injured again in 1968 and when second surgery failed he went on to coach NMFC U19's after which he coached Sandringham VFA side in 1971/72. He later became assistant coach at Footscray and in 1981 stepped in for senior coach Royce Hart in a game against Melbourne, which they lost. After coaching joined AFL Tribunal for 5 years.

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