Leon Goonan

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Leon Goonan
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Full name Leon Goonan
Date of birth (1955-08-30) 30 August 1955 (age 69)
Original team(s) Coragulac [1]
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1976 Fitzroy 2 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leon Goonan is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2011). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (9th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN   978-1-921496-12-7 .