Maurie Mahony Explained

Maurie Mahony
Fullname:	Maurice Charles Leo Mahony
Birth Date:	16 October 1906
Birth Place:	St Kilda, Victoria
Originalteam:	Elsternwick
Statsend:	1929
Years1:	1929
Games Goals1:	10 (3)

Maurie Mahony (16 October 1906 – 31 August 2000) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

In 1930, Mahony was appointed as captain-coach of the Hamilton Football Club^[2] and lead them to the premiership of the Western District Football Association, kicking eight goals in the grand final^[3] and he also kicked 90 goals for the year.^[4]

Mahony coached Myrtleford Football Club in 1933,^[5] in which they lost the Ovens & King Football League grand final to Moyhu.^[6]

Mahony was captain-coach of the Coolamon Football Club in the South West Football League (New South Wales) in 1934^[7] and shared the league best and fairest award.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 544.
2. Web site: 1930 - Mahony, Hamilton’s Coach . Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic) . 8 January 2023 . 6 . 12 March 1930.
3. Web site: 1930 - Hamilton Premiers . Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic) . 8 January 2023 . 67 . 1 November 1930.
4. Web site: 1930 - HAWTHORN TO MAKE BOLD BID FOR SEASON’S HONORS . Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic) . 8 January 2023 . 6 . 11 April 1931.
5. Web site: 1947 - Ovens & King District . The Age . 8 January 2023 . 6 . 8 September 1947.
6. Web site: 1933 - Myrtleford Defeated . The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW) . 8 January 2023 . 3 . 15 September 1933.
7. Web site: Coolamon's Football Coach . Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW) . 8 January 2023 . 3 . 24 April 1934.
8. Web site: 1935 - SWDFL Annual Report . Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW) . 30 December 2022 . 1 . 9 April 1936.