Thomas Heaney Explained

Thomas Heaney
Fullname:Thomas Francis Heaney
Birth Date:2 April 1888
Birth Place:Collingwood, Victoria
Death Place:Cheltenham, Victoria
Originalteam:Richmond (VFA)
Height:178 cm
Weight:86 kg
Statsend:1921
Years1:1908–1913
Club1:Richmond
Games Goals1:56 (37)
Years2:1913–1921
Club2:Fitzroy
Games Goals2:98 (95)
Games Goalstotal:154 (132)
Careerhighlights:
  • Fitzroy premiership player: 1913 & 1916
  • Fitzroy leading goalkicker: 1916

Thomas Heaney (2 April 1888 – 17 August 1928) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFA between 1906 and 1907 then in the VFL from 1908 until 1913 for the Richmond Football Club. He played for the Fitzroy Football Club between 1913 and 1917 and then again between 1919 and 1921. Finally he played three games for the Port Melbourne Football Club back in the VFA in 1922.

Death

Heaney died from illness, on 17 August 1928, aged 40.[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Old Footballer Passes . The Advocate . Burnie, Tasmania . 23 August 1928 . 9 June 2014 . 3.