Paul Considine

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Paul Considine
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-06-11) 11 June 1962 (age 57)
Original team(s) Ringwood Football Club
Debut 1981
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1981–1985 Hawthorn 7 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1985.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Paul Considine (born 11 June 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s. He played 7 games for Hawthorn between 1981 and 1985. He was recruited from the Ringwood Football Club. [1]

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He now works with his four brothers for the Secon Freight Logistics company, which his father Maurie Considine started in 1969. Maurie also played football for Hawthorn in the 1950s. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 122. ISBN   1-74095-001-1 .
  2. ↑ "A Family Business". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.


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