Greg Healy
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Greg Healy is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne
in the VFL/AFL
. His brother Gerard
was a Brownlow Medal
list.
"Sugar" Healy's rise to the senior ranks at Melbourne were helped when he won the 1983 Morrish Medal
for the season's best player in the VFL's Under-19 competition. A rover, he made his debut for the Demons the following season and in 1986 won their best and fairest
award and topped their goalkicking. In 1988 he was appointed Melbourne's captain, despite being just 22 years of age. In his first year in charge he led the club to their first Grand Final
since 1964, but they were defeated by Hawthorn.
Healy gave up the captaincy to Garry Lyon
at the end of 1990. He suffered a season ending knee injury in round 3 against St Kilda in 1991. Healy returned and played on for the next two years, spending the majority of 1993 in the reserves, where he was part of the reserves 1993 premiership. He was delisted at the end of the 1993 season.
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
in the VFL/AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. His brother Gerard
Gerard Healy
Gerard Healy is a former Australian rules footballer and commentator.Healy attended St Bede's College in Mentone, where he was the Senior Football Captain.-Melbourne Demons:...
was a Brownlow Medal
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
list.
"Sugar" Healy's rise to the senior ranks at Melbourne were helped when he won the 1983 Morrish Medal
Morrish Medal
The Morrish Medal is an Australian rules football award.Formerly awarded to the Best and Fairest player in the VFL Under 19 competition , since 1992 the award has been given to the best player in the Victorian TAC Cup Under 18 competition.The Morrish Medal was named in honour of Tom Morrish, a...
for the season's best player in the VFL's Under-19 competition. A rover, he made his debut for the Demons the following season and in 1986 won their best and fairest
Best and Fairest
Best and Fairest is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe the player adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition while not receiving a suspension for misconduct or breaching the rules during that season.In the...
award and topped their goalkicking. In 1988 he was appointed Melbourne's captain, despite being just 22 years of age. In his first year in charge he led the club to their first Grand Final
1988 VFL Grand Final
The 1988 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Hawthorn Football Club and the Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 24 September 1988. It was the 92nd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to...
since 1964, but they were defeated by Hawthorn.
Healy gave up the captaincy to Garry Lyon
Garry Lyon
Garry Peter Lyon is a former professional Australian rules football player and was captain of the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League. Since his retirement from football, he has been mainly an Australian rules football media personality, featuring on television, radio and in...
at the end of 1990. He suffered a season ending knee injury in round 3 against St Kilda in 1991. Healy returned and played on for the next two years, spending the majority of 1993 in the reserves, where he was part of the reserves 1993 premiership. He was delisted at the end of the 1993 season.