John Gallus (footballer)

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John Gallus
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-09-30) 30 September 1945 (age 79)
Original team(s) Drouin
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1971–1972 Melbourne 28 (39)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1972.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Gallus (born 30 September 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Career

Gallus, a ruckman and forward, first joined Melbourne in the early 1960s, from Drouin. [1] In his first stint at the club, Gallus appeared in the VFL reserves competition, before leaving for Waverley, where he played in the 1966 VFA season, mostly as a centre half-forward. [2] [3] He was a member of the Waverley team which lost to Port Melbourne in the 1966 VFA Division 1 Grand Final. [4]

From 1967 to 1970, Gallus played in the Latrobe Valley Football League (LVFL), for Bairnsdale and Maffra. [5] He won the league's best and fairest award while at Bairnsdale in 1969 and won it again in 1970, with Maffra. [5] [6]

Back at Melbourne in 1971, Gallus played 20 senior games in his debut league season. He kicked three goals on debut, in a 105-point win over South Melbourne. [7] His 31 goals for the year was the second most by a Melbourne player, behind Paul Callery, who kicked 38. [8] He played a further eight games in the 1972 VFL season. [9]

He later returned to Drouin to finish his career, after playing for Warragul and winning a third LVFL best and fairest award, in 1975. [1] [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Merged clubs manage to struggle on". The Footy Almanac.
  2. ↑ "John Gallus". Demon Wiki.
  3. ↑ The Age , "Impressive wins by three top teams", 16 May 1966, p. 15
  4. ↑ Trevor Nash (26 September 1966). "Revenge... and flag for Port". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. p. 40.
  5. 1 2 Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  6. ↑ "1972 Player Stats". AFL Tables.
  7. ↑ "Melbourne v South Melbourne". AFL Tables.
  8. ↑ "1971 Player Stats". AFL Tables.
  9. ↑ "GL Medallists". Fox Sports Pulse.
  10. ↑ Pakenham Gazette, "Barr bolts to league’s best", 18 July 2008, Ken Moore
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