Leigh McConnon | |
Fullname: | Leigh McConnon |
Birth Date: | 9 June 1953 |
Originalteam: | North Hobart |
Height: | 177 cm |
Weight: | 75 kg |
Position: | Wingman |
Statsend: | 1981 |
Years1: | 1976–77 |
Club1: | Carlton |
Games Goals1: | 26 (4) |
Years2: | 1980–81 |
Club2: | Fitzroy |
Games Goals2: | 23 (4) |
Games Goalstotal: | 49 (8) |
Leigh McConnon (born 9 June 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A professional sprint racer before coming to Carlton, McConnon had also been a good player at North Hobart and was a member of their 1974 premiership team. McConnon represented Tasmania in the 1975 Knockout Carnival.
He made a Preliminary Final in his first season with Carlton but McConnon, a wingman, lost his place in the side the following season and returned to Tasmania. Fitzroy lured him back to league football in 1980 and he played a further two seasons. In 1992, McConnon was appointed senior coach of Clarence.