Geoff Whitton

Geoff Whitton
Geoff Whitton
Personal information
Full name	Geoff Whitton
Date of birth	1 February 1942 (age 79)
Original team(s)	Sandy Bay
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)	Ruckman
Playing career1
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1968.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated July 12, 2021

Geoff Whitton (born 1 February 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Early career

Whitton played his early football at Tasmanian club Sandy Bay and he won a William Leitch Medal while playing for them in 1963. He was then a member of Sandy Bay's 1964 premiership team and represented Tasmania at the 1966 Hobart Carnival. He also polled well in the club Best and Fairest award, winning in 1963 ^[1] and 1964,^[2] and finishing third in 1966.^[3]

Melbourne

A ruckman, he spent two seasons at Melbourne but struggled to break into the seniors and could only manage eight appearances.

Return to Sandy Bay

Later on, Whitton turned to coaching and came out of the wilderness to spend a brief but successful stint in 1990 at Sandy Bay in the TFL Statewide League. He took over a struggling Seagull outfit after the mid-season sacking of Shane Williams, taking them to the finals and eventually bowing out to eventual premier Hobart in the First Semi Final after looking particularly dangerous until then. Whitton stood down as coach immediately following that loss and has had no involvement in football since.

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References

↑ The Mercury, 20 September 1963
↑ The Mercury, 25 September 1964
↑ The Mercury, 3 September 1966

Geoff Whitton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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[1] The Mercury, 20 September 1963

[2] The Mercury, 25 September 1964

[3] The Mercury, 3 September 1966

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v t e Tasmanian team – 1966 Interstate Carnival
Victoria (VFL) 26.24 (180) defeated Tasmania 11.13 (104), at North Hobart Oval, 9 June 1966, crowd: 20,047 Tasmania 19.27 (141) defeated Victoria (VFA) 7.11 (53), at North Hobart Oval, 11 June 1966, crowd: 23,764 Western Australia 17.13 (115) defeated Tasmania 16.10 (106), at North Hobart Oval, 16 June 1966, crowd: 10,199 South Australia 14.7 (91) defeated Tasmania 9.13 (67), at North Hobart Oval, 18 June 1966, crowd: 23,368
Captain: Lee Apted Baker Bonney Browning Cox Donohoe Fromberg Grimmond Hudson Kingston Lawrence Lawson Lowe Marney McLean McMahon Payne Raitt Smith Sullivan Thompson Walker Whitton Wilkinson
Coach: Leo