Tom Mullooly
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Thomas Cade "Tom" Mullooly is a former Australian rules football
er who was highly successful in the West Australian Football League
(WAFL) playing for the Swan Districts Football Club
.
Mullooly joined the club in 1971 (the same year as Ron Boucher
) when the club were struggling and only won 4 games in the season.
In 1973 Mullooly was selected for the WA state team and played on the wing
against Victoria
who beat WA by 80 points.
Part of the successful 1982 premiership side, Mullooly played at full back and was considered as one of the teams best players. Absent fron the 1983 grand final win due to injury., he played in the successful 1984 side as a fullback
.
In the 1976/77 cricket season. Mullooly played one first-class
and one List A match for Western Australia as a right arm fast-medium bowler.
After his long and distinguished career at Swan Districts he was named as a reserve in their team of the Century and is a life member.
Perth Football Club
offered Mullooly a position as coach in 1990, which he did for one season before Ken Armstrong took the position.
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 was highly successful in the West Australian Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
(WAFL) playing for the Swan Districts Football Club
Swan Districts Football Club
The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia...
.
Mullooly joined the club in 1971 (the same year as Ron Boucher
Ron Boucher
Ron Boucher is a former Australian rules footballer who was highly successful in the West Australian Football League playing for the Swan Districts Football Club...
) when the club were struggling and only won 4 games in the season.
In 1973 Mullooly was selected for the WA state team and played on the wing
Wing
A wing is an appendage with a surface that produces lift for flight or propulsion through the atmosphere, or through another gaseous or liquid fluid...
against Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
who beat WA by 80 points.
Part of the successful 1982 premiership side, Mullooly played at full back and was considered as one of the teams best players. Absent fron the 1983 grand final win due to injury., he played in the successful 1984 side as a fullback
Fullback (Australian rules football)
In Australian rules football, the fullback position has traditionally been a purely defensive role, with the aim of preventing the full-forward from marking the ball and scoring. However, in recent times, where the ability to move the ball out of defence and down the field quickly has become a more...
.
In the 1976/77 cricket season. Mullooly played one first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
and one List A match for Western Australia as a right arm fast-medium bowler.
After his long and distinguished career at Swan Districts he was named as a reserve in their team of the Century and is a life member.
Perth Football Club
Perth Football Club
The Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club plays its matches at Lathlain Park.-History:...
offered Mullooly a position as coach in 1990, which he did for one season before Ken Armstrong took the position.