| John Gallus | |
| Birth Date: | 30 September 1945 |
| Originalteam: | Drouin |
| Height: | 191 cm |
| Weight: | 94 kg |
| Statsend: | 1972 |
| Years1: | 1971–1972 |
| Club1: | Melbourne |
| Games Goals1: | 28 (39) |
John Gallus (born 30 September 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Gallus, a ruckman and forward, first joined Melbourne in the early 1960s, from Drouin.[1] In his first stint at the club, Gallus appeared in the VFL reserves competition, before leaving for Waverley, where he played in the 1966 VFA season, mostly as a centre half-forward.[2] [3] He was a member of the Waverley team which lost to Port Melbourne in the 1966 VFA Division 1 Grand Final.[4]
From 1967 to 1970, Gallus played in the Latrobe Valley Football League (LVFL), for Bairnsdale and Maffra.[5] He won the league's best and fairest award while at Bairnsdale in 1969 and won it again in 1970, with Maffra.[5] [6]
Back at Melbourne in 1971, Gallus played 20 senior games in his debut league season. He kicked three goals on debut, in a 105 point win over South Melbourne.[7] His 31 goals for the year was the second most by a Melbourne player, behind Paul Callery, who kicked 38.[8] He played a further eight games in the 1972 VFL season.[9]
He later returned to Drouin to finish his career, after playing for Warragul and winning a third LVFL best and fairest award, in 1975.[1] [10]