Jim Toohey Jr.
Australian rules footballer, born 1915
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James Leslie Toohey Jr. (1 June 1915 – 10 February 2004) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Carlton, Victoria[1]
| Jim Toohey Jr. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Leslie Toohey | ||
| Born |
1 June 1915 Carlton, Victoria[1] | ||
| Died | 10 February 2004 (aged 88) | ||
| Original team | Sandhurst | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1935–1936 | Fitzroy | 21 (15) | |
| 1937 | Perth | 11 (6) | |
| 1938 | Fitzroy | 14 (17) | |
| 1939 | Camberwell | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Toohey, a Sandhurst recruit, started out in the Fitzroy seconds in 1934.[2] He began his league career in 1935, when he played seven senior games, which was bettered by 14 appearances in 1938.[3]
In 1937, Toohey joined Western Australian National Football League club Perth.[4] His father, former Fitzroy player Jim Toohey Sr., was a member of the Perth Football Club committee.[5] He had to wait until mid-season to make his debut, in order to fulfill the three-month residential qualification required to get an interstate permit at that time.[6]
Toohey returned to Fitzroy after just one season in Perth and made 14 league appearances in the 1938 VFL season.[3]
He was cleared to Camberwell in 1939.[7]
Toohey's younger brother, Jack, played with Fitzroy for six seasons, from 1947 to 1952.[8]
