Noel McMahen

Australian rules footballer and coach (1926–2022)

Australian rules footballer
Noel McMahen
Personal information
Full name Noel JohnMcMahen
Date of birth (1926-10-30)30 October 1926
Date of death 10 July 2022(2022-07-10) (aged 95)
Original team(s) Mordialloc (VFA)
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1946–1956 Melbourne 175 (28)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
Victoria 4
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1962–1964 South Melbourne 54 (9–45–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Noel John McMahen (30 October 1926 – 10 July 2022) was Australian rules football player and a coach in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

He played in the Melbourne premiership teams in 1948, 1955 and 1956. He captained Melbourne in his last two years before taking on the captain-coach position of Rochester Football Club in the Bendigo Football League between 1957 and 1961, leading them to premierships in 1958 and 1959[2] and runners up in 1960 and 1961.

When he was appointed to coach South Melbourne in 1962 he became the first full-time VFL coach.[3] He coached South Melbourne for three years.

In 2000, Noel McMahen was selected in Melbourne's official 'Team of the Century'.

References

  1. ^ "Vale Noel McMahen". melbournefc.com.au. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. ^ Mark Gullick (30 November 2009). "Noel McMahen: City superstar, country legend". The Footy Almanac. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. ^ Football 1962, Herald-Sun, Melbourne, 1962, p. 83.

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Melbourne Football Club · Team of the Century
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Melbourne Football Club 1948 VFL premiers
Melbourne 10.9 (69) drew with Essendon 7.27 (69), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground;
Melbourne 13.11 (89) defeated Essendon 7.8 (50), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Coach: Hughes
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Melbourne Football Club 1955 VFL premiers
Melbourne 8.16 (64) defeated Collingwood 5.6 (36), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
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Melbourne Football Club 1956 VFL premiers
Melbourne 17.19 (121) defeated Collingwood 6.12 (48), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
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  • Jim Deane (Richmond)
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