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Simon Meehan

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Simon Meehan
Personal information
Full name Simon H. Meehan
Date of birth (1961-09-20) 20 September 1961 (age 63)
Original team(s) St Kilda CBC
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1980–1984 St Kilda 55 (69)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1984.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Simon Meehan (born 20 September 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A rover, Meehan was recruited locally, from St Kilda CBC.[1] He played 55 league games for St Kilda and kicked 69 goals, from 1980 to 1984.[2]

Meehan then played with West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League, before going to Victorian Football Association club Frankston.[3][4]

He coached Old Haileyburians to two Victorian Amateur Football Association premierships, in 1989 (C Grade) and 1990 (B Grade).[5][6]

In the 1993 Ovens & Murray Football League season, Meehan was coach of the Wodonga Raiders.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. ^ "Simon Meehan". AFL Tables.
  3. ^ "North trounces Torrens by 68". The Canberra Times. 23 June 1985. p. 33. Retrieved 30 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "VFL-packed Vics first Shield hurdle for Cats". The Canberra Times. 6 May 1987. p. 40. Retrieved 30 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Devaney, John (2009). The Full Points Footy Encyclopedia Of Australian Football Clubs. Full Points Publications. ISBN 978-0-9556897-3-4.
  6. ^ The Sunday Age, "Collegians favored to repeat 1992 triumph", 28 March 1993, Pat Maher
  7. ^ "Honour Boards". Wodonga Raiders Football Club. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014.