Tony Thiessen Explained

Tony Thiessen
Fullname:Anthony Thiessen
Birth Date:25 May 1942
Originalteam:Sandy Bay (TANFL)[1]
Height:183 cm
Weight:82 kg
Statsend:1965
Years1:1963
Club1:Melbourne
Games Goals1:7 (2)
Years2:1964
Club2:Carlton
Games Goals2:13 (7)
Years3:1965
Club3:North Melbourne
Games Goals3:4 (0)
Games Goalstotal:24 (9)

Anthony Thiessen (25 May 1942 – 3 September 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne, Carlton and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Thiessen was a key forward, recruited to Melbourne from Sandy Bay. He made seven appearances in the 1963 VFL season and was then delisted, missing out on a chance to be part of Melbourne's 1964 premiership.[2] After playing for Carlton in 1964, he was cleared to North Melbourne where he would be used as a midfielder.[3] It was his only year at North Melbourne, which gave him the unusual distinction of having played with three separate clubs in a three-season career. He also played with the Waverley Football Club, in the Victorian Football Association.[4]

James Thiessen, his son, was a member of Adelaide's 1998 AFL premiership team.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. Web site: AFL Tables: Tony Thiessen . afltables.com.
  3. The Age,"Thiessen pick for North", 11 June 1965, p. 13
  4. Web site: De Bolfo . Tony . Tony Thiessen passes away . carltonfc.com.au . 14 September 2019.