Leo O'Halloran
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Leo O'Halloran was an Australian rules football
er who played with Geelong
and South Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
A follower and forward, O'Halloran was already 24 when he started his league career, having come to Geelong from Barwon Heads
. While he was at the club in 1951 and 1952, Geelong won back to back premierships, but O'Halloran never featured in a single final. He struggled with injuries and the most he played in a season for Geelong was seven games in 1951. His performances for the Geelong seconds in 1952 won him a Gardiner Medal
.
He spent the 1953 VFL season
at South Melbourne, playing as a rover.
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 Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
and South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
A follower and forward, O'Halloran was already 24 when he started his league career, having come to Geelong from Barwon Heads
Barwon Heads Football Club
The Barwon Heads Football Club is an Australian rules football club that plays in the Bellarine Football League and situated in the township of Barwon Heads, near the City Of Geelong Victoria, Australia...
. While he was at the club in 1951 and 1952, Geelong won back to back premierships, but O'Halloran never featured in a single final. He struggled with injuries and the most he played in a season for Geelong was seven games in 1951. His performances for the Geelong seconds in 1952 won him a Gardiner Medal
Gardiner Medal
The Gardiner Medal was an Australian rules football award, formerly awarded to the best and fairest player in the VFL Reserves competition.Officially named the Seconds prior to 1959 and the Reserves from 1959 onwards, the competition ran from 1919 until 1999 and the medal was first awarded in...
.
He spent the 1953 VFL season
1953 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1953.-Premiership season:In 1953, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...
at South Melbourne, playing as a rover.