John Carmody is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

 and Fitzroy

Fitzroy Football Club

The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Carmody, the son of Collingwood premiership player Jack Carmody

Jack Carmody

Jack Carmody was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Hawthorn in the VFL....

, was a rover, half forward and wingman. He was recruited from Alphington YCW

He made 11 appearances in his first season, including a semi final, but was called up just five times in 1960 and crossed to Fitzroy.

Carmody captain-coached Greensborough

Greensborough Football Club

Greensborough Football Club is an Australian rules football club in Greensborough, Victoria, currently competing in the Northern Football League.-History:...

 to back to back Diamond Valley Football League

Diamond Valley Football League

The Northern Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Diamond Valley region of suburban Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The league changed its name on 1 May 2007. The league was founded in 1922, originally having seven clubs, four of whom are still participating...

premierships in 1966 and 1967.