Rod Coelli Explained

Rod Coelli
Fullname:Rod Coelli
Birth Date:23 April 1955
Originalteam:Ardlethan Football Club
Height:189 cm
Weight:86 kg
Statsend:1975
Years1:1975
Club1:South Melbourne
Games Goals1:3 (0)

Rod Coelli (born 23 April 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Coelli was recruited from Ardlethan Football Club[1] in the South West Football League (New South Wales). He made three appearances late in the 1975 VFL season and then didn't play a single senior game in 1976.[2]

He joined Sandringham in 1977 and was a member of the grand final losing team that year.[3] In 1981, after 53 games for Sandringham, Coelli returned to his home state and signed with Albury. He won the 1981 Morris Medal, awarded to the "Best and Fairest" player in the Ovens & Murray Football League.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1973 - The Aussie Ruler . NSW Football History . South West DFL . 13 January 2023 . 8 . 24 June 1973.
  2. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/R/Rod_Coelli.html AFL Tables: Rod Coelli
  3. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  4. Web site: 1981 - Morris Medal. Star Tiger wins medal . Flickr . Wangaratta Chronicle newspaper . 13 May 2022 . 23 August 1981.