| Brian Carroll | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Brian Carroll | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1941 | ||
| 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 | |||
Brian Carroll (born 25 March 1941) is a former Australian rules footballer, who played 10 matches for Fitzroy in 1963. [2]
He is the father of current Collingwood Head of Academy and former Box Hill coach and former Hawthorn assistant coach Damian Carroll. [3]
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.
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