Esmond Joseph Downey AM (11 August 1923 – 3 March 2011)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Esmond Joseph Downey | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria[1] | ||
| Date of death | 3 March 2011 (aged 87) | ||
| Original team(s) | Xavier College | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half-back | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1944–45 | Melbourne | 22 (9) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Career
editDowney, who went to Xavier College, was a centre half-back for Melbourne University, before joining Melbourne in 1944.[3][4] He played 16 league games for Melbourne in the 1944 VFL season and at the end of the year was named "Best First Year Player" at the club awards.[5] He later played for Old Xaverians, coaching them in 1950 and 1951.[6]
Later life
editDowney was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2008, for "service to the community through a range of church, educational and aged care organisations."[7]
Notes
edit- ^ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Esmond Joseph Downey AM" (PDF). Newman College Newsletter. 43 (Winter 2011). Newman College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ "FOOTBALLERS TRAIN". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 22 March 1944. p. 11. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "MELBOURNE TROPHIES". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 23 November 1944. p. 12. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Honour Roll". Old Xaverians Football Club. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "It's an Honour – Honours". Government of Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
External links
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- Es Downey's playing statistics from AFL Tables