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Key Facts

Full name
Brian Donohoe

Known as
Brian Donohoe

Born
21 October 1936 (age 88)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 181d
Last game: 23y 318d

Height and weight
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 80 kg

Senior clubs
Essendon

Jumper numbers
Essendon: 26

Brian Donohoe

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
EssendonV/AFL1957-19603460.1853%8.00—2.000
Total1957-19603460.1853%8.00—2.000

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 6,750th player to appear, 5,269th most games played, 6,017th most goals kickedEssendon: 682nd player to appear, 442nd most games played, 537th most goals kicked

Brian Donohoe was a defender and back-up ruckman who found it difficult to hold down a regular place in the seniors at Essendon. Between 1957 and 1960 he played 34 games for the Bombers and kicked seven goals. Meanwhile he won seconds best and fairest awards in 1956 and 1960. In 1961 he took up the captain-coaching reins at NTFA club Scottsdale where he remained for six seasons, steering the side to back to back premierships in 1964-5. On a personal note, he played for Tasmania in 1965 as well as at the 1966 Hobart carnival. In 2000 Donohoe was named on the interchange bench in Scottsdale’s official ‘Best Team 1960 to 2000’.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.