James Leslie Toohey Jr. (1 June 1915 – 10 February 2004) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Jim Toohey Jr. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Leslie Toohey | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria[1] | ||
| Date of death | 10 February 2004 (aged 88) | ||
| Original team(s) | Sandhurst | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1935–1936 | Fitzroy | 21 (15) | |
| 1937 | Perth | 11 (6) | |
| 1938 | Fitzroy | 14 (17) | |
| 1939 | Camberwell | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Toohey, a Sandhurst recruit, started out in the Fitzroy seconds in 1934.[2] He began his league career in 1935, when he played seven senior games, which was bettered by 14 appearances in 1938.[3]
In 1937, Toohey joined Western Australian National Football League club Perth.[4] His father, former Fitzroy player Jim Toohey Sr., was a member of the Perth Football Club committee.[5] He had to wait until mid-season to make his debut, in order to fulfill the three-month residential qualification required to get an interstate permit at that time.[6]
Toohey returned to Fitzroy after just one season in Perth and made 14 league appearances in the 1938 VFL season.[3]
He was cleared to Camberwell in 1939.[7]
Toohey's younger brother, Jack, played with Fitzroy for six seasons, from 1947 to 1952.[8]
References
edit- ^ "WW2 Nominal Roll". Australian Government.
- ^ "Cashman Cleared to Carlton League Permits". The Argus. Melbourne. 24 May 1934. p. 11. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Jim Toohey". AFL Tables.
- ^ "Perth v. East Fremantle". Sunday Times. Perth. 4 April 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 17 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Daily News. Perth. 6 March 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 17 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Toohey Has a 'Gallop'". The Daily News. Perth. 4 June 1937. p. 6. Retrieved 17 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Toohey Has Two Engagements". The Argus. Melbourne. 5 May 1939. p. 20. Retrieved 17 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
External links
edit- Jim Toohey Jr.'s playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jim Toohey Jr. at AustralianFootball.com
 | This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1915 is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |