Tom Meehan (footballer, born 1926) explained
| Tom Meehan |
| Fullname: | Thomas Francis Meehan |
| Birth Date: | 31 March 1926 |
| Originalteam: | St Kilda CYMS |
| Height: | 184 cm |
| Weight: | 78 kg |
| Position: | Defender |
| Statsend: | 1954 |
| Years1: | 1947–52 |
| Games Goals1: | 73 (3) |
| Years2: | 1953–54 |
| Games Goals2: | 19 (0) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 92 (3) |
Thomas Francis Meehan (31 March 1926 19 October 2018[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] He later played with Brighton in the Victorian Football Association.
He served in the RAAF during the Second World War.[3]
He married Esme Hoinville at Gardenvale in September 1949.[4]
He is depicted competing for a
mark with
Essendon player
John Coleman in a bronze statue that was unveiled in 2006 outside the public library at
Hastings, Victoria.
[5] He also appears in an iconic often-reproduced photograph with
Jack Dyer of
Richmond.
[6] Notes and References
- Web site: Meehan, Thomas Francis Death Notice . Weekly Times. 8 August 2020.
- 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 . 602.
- https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1036629&c=WW2 World War Two Service - "MEEHAN, THOMAS FRANCIS"
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/246029735?searchTerm=%22“Tom%20meehan”%22&searchLimits=notWords|||requestHandler|||anyWords|||l-state=Victoria|||exactPhrase=“Tom+meehan”|||dateTo|||dateFrom|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-decade=194 "Full-back marries"
- https://www.melbourneplaygrounds.com.au/mornington-peninsula-street-and-public-art#.XKHV1BrZWhA "John Coleman Statue, Hastings"
- Russell Holmesby, "Tom's niche of fame", Together we rise, St Kilda Football Club, 7 November 2018
