Bryan Quirk
Australian rules footballer and coach
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Bryan Quirk (born 26 December 1946) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He was recruited from Morwell Football Club in the then Latrobe Valley Football League. He was Collingwood fan as a child.
| Bryan Quirk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 26 December 1946 | ||
| Original team | Morwell (LVFL) | ||
| Debut | Round 3, 1965, Carlton vs. South Melbourne, at Lake Oval | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1965–1975 | Carlton | 167 (113)[1] | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1975. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Quirk made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 3, 1965. He kicked 3 goals on debut as a forward pocket. Quirk retired in 1975, at the age of 29, after eleven years with the club.
After his retirement from playing, he spent many years as a coach. He coached Maryborough in 1976 and 1977.[2]
He returned to Carlton in 1978 and coached its Under-19s to back-to-back premierships in 1978 and 1979 (assisted by Brian Buckley[3]), and later coached the Carlton reserves for three seasons.
He coached Victorian Football Association club Oakleigh Football Club from 1987 until 1989, leading the club to the 1988 Division 2 premiership, and returned to the club in 1992 following the mid-year retirement of Russell Rowe.[4]
Quirk was recently added to a stamp released by Australia Post celebrating premiership players.
Quirk taught grade 5 at Kensington Primary School in 1967.
Quirk used to teach sport at Berwick Fields Primary School.
