Geoff Case (18 September 1935 – 22 June 2018[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Geoff Case | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Geoffrey Case | ||
Date of birth | (1935-09-18)18 September 1935 | ||
Date of death | 22 June 2018(2018-06-22) (aged 82) | ||
Original team(s) | Melbourne Grammar School | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Half-back flank, utility | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1953–1962 | Melbourne | 123 (34) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Case was a tough midfielder and played his 122 VFL games for Melbourne, which included the 1955, 1957, 1959 and 1960 winning grand finals. He also represented the VFL, but retired at the relatively young age of just twenty-six in 1962.
Melbourne Football Club 1955 VFL premiers | |
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Coach: Smith |
Melbourne Football Club 1957 VFL premiers | |
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Coach: Smith |
Melbourne Football Club 1959/60 VFL premiers | |
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1959: Melbourne 17.13 (115) defeated Essendon 11.12 (78), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1960: Melbourne 8.14 (62) defeated Collingwood 2.2 (14), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Coach: Smith |
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