Brian Carroll (Australian footballer)

Brian Carroll (born 25 March 1941) is a former Australian Rules footballer, who played 10 matches for Fitzroy in 1963.[2]

Brian Carroll
Personal information
Full name Brian Carroll
Date of birth (1941-03-25) 25 March 1941 (age 83)
Original team(s) Camperdown[1]
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1963 Fitzroy 10 (0)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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He is the father of current Collingwood Head of academy and former Box Hill coach and former Hawthorn assistant coach Damian Carroll.[3]

Football

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Saturday, 6 July 1963

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On 6 July 1963, playing in the back-pocket, he was a member of the young and inexperienced Fitzroy team that comprehensively and unexpectedly defeated Geelong, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "No Clearance". 28 June 1963. p. 22. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Brian Carroll profile". AustralianFootball.com.
  3. ^ McGowan, Mark. "Coach's new pride and joy".
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