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Thomas Francis Meehan (31 March 1926 – 19 October 2018[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] He later played with Brighton in the Victorian Football Association.

Tom Meehan
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Francis Meehan
Date of birth	(1926-03-31)31 March 1926
Date of death	19 October 2018(2018-10-19) (aged 92)
Original team(s)	St Kilda CYMS
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1947–52	St Kilda	73 (3)
1953–54	Fitzroy	19 (0)
Total		92 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He served in the RAAF during the Second World War.[3]

He married Esme Hoinville at Gardenvale in September 1949.[4]

He is depicted competing for a mark with Essendon player John Coleman in a bronze statue that was unveiled in 2006 outside the public library at Hastings, Victoria.[5] He also appears in an iconic often-reproduced photograph with Jack Dyer of Richmond.[6]

Notes

External links

• Tom Meehan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Tom Meehan at AustralianFootball.com

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