Rod McFarlane

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Rod McFarlane
Personal information
Full name Rodney Keith McFarlane
Date of birth (1950-12-16) 16 December 1950 (age 73)
Original team(s) Coburg Amateurs
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s) Full-forward
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1971 Essendon 4 0(3)
1973–74 Prahran (VFA) 9 (17)
1977 Northcote (VFA) 8 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1971.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rodney Keith McFarlane (born 16 December 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [2] He won the league reserves goalkicking in 1972. McFarlane left Essendon in 1973 to play with Prahran in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). He played four seasons with Prahran and later returned to his original team, Coburg Amateurs, coaching them from 1980 to 1982. [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ "The Amateur Footballer, Week 1, 1988". Issuu. VAFA Media. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 575. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ↑ "McFARLANE, Rod". Essendon Football Club Past Players. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.


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