John Fitzgerald (Australian footballer, born 1961)

John Fitzgerald (born 21 November 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

John Fitzgerald
Personal information
Full name John Fitzgerald
Date of birth (1961-11-21) 21 November 1961
Original team(s) St Joseph's
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s) Rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1986–1987 Geelong 8 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1987.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Fitzgerald played under 19s football at Geelong, then instead of pursuing a VFL career played with St Joseph's in the Geelong Football League.[2] A rover, Fitzgerald was lured back to the club in 1986 and appeared in the final five rounds of the season.[3] He played a further three games early in the 1987 VFL season.[3]

In 1989, Fitzgerald captained St Joseph's to a premiership and was named "best and ground" in the grand final.[4]

He coached South Barwon from 2000 to 2003, which included a premiership in 2001.[5][6] From 2007 to 2011 he was senior coach of Bell Park and steered them to a premiership in his final season.[7] He took a break from coaching in 2012, before being named coach of Drysdale in the Bellarine Football League, for the 2013 season.[8][9]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. The Age, "Bombers lose Heard", 1 August 1986, p. 25
  3. "John Fitzgerald". AFL Tables.
  4. "Best in GFL Grand Final – Football & Netball Geelong" (PDF). Football Geelong. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013. (PDF)
  5. "Coaches & Captains". South Barwon Football & Netball Club.
  6. The Age, "Old Cats never die", 4 August 2002
  7. Colac Herald, "Perfect finish for Bell Park coach", 28 September 2011, Aidan Fawkes
  8. "Hawks sign Fitzgerald for 2013". Drysdale Hawks.
  9. Geelong Advertiser, "One kick away from a great day", 14 May 2013
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