Keith McNaughton

Keith McNaughton (born 20 August 1921) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1][2]

Keith McNaughton
Personal information
Full name Keith McNaughton
Date of birth (1921-08-20)20 August 1921
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1940 South Melbourne 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Football

As a schoolboy, at Mount Carmel College, Middle Park, he had been trained by the ex-Collingwood footballer and 1924 Stawell Gift winner Bill Twomey (who, at the time, was also the coach of the South Melbourne Second XVIII), and he had been captain of the school's football team.[3][4]

He played for South Sydney, without a clearance from any Victorian football authority, at the age of 16, in the Sydney Football League in 1937.[5] Because he had played in Sydney without a clearance, he was considered to be an interstate player when he returned to Victoria (in November 1937); and, under the rules of the time, he was prevented from signing with a VFL (or VFL-affiliated) team for two years.[6][7] He was recruited from the Victoria Brewery team[8][9][10] for the final game of the 1940 season.[11][12]

Boxing

Listed at the start of the 1941 season among the "Players to Train with Seconds" at South Melbourne,[13] he gave up football, and became a professional boxer, fighting as a welterweight under the name of "Al Moran".[14] In his last fight, at the West Melbourne Stadium, against Clem Sands of Newcastle, "Moran survived a torrid attack . . . was in an ace of being knocked out . . . in a dramatic last round . . . and won on points".[15][16]

Later life

In 1949 it was reported that "Al Moran has opened a grill bar and hamburger shop in Victoria Street, Richmond".[17]

Notes
  1. A number of contemporary newspaper reports cite his given name as "Ken." (suggesting "Kenneth").
  2. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.597.
  3. Chairing the Skipper, The Advocate, (Thursday, 5 September 1935), p.25.
  4. Mount Carmel College, Middle Park, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday 5 October 1935), p.4.
  5. South Sydney Lead in Rules, The Daily Telegraph, (Monday, 5 July 1937), p.17.
  6. "Interstate Players: Move to Rescind Rule: Youth's Position". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 28, 629. Victoria, Australia. 26 May 1938. p. 20. Retrieved 14 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. School-Boy Star for Districts: K. McNaughton, of South Sydney, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 4 June 1938), p.4.
  8. "Hardy Likes Brewery Forward". Sporting Globe. No. 1893. Victoria, Australia. 14 August 1940. p. 9 (Edition2). Retrieved 18 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. Ken. McNaughton, of Brewery Team, Worth Looking Over: Middle Park Boy was in New South Wales League Team at Age of 16, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 17 August 1940), p.4.
  10. League Football: South Quickly on Trail of Promising Forward: Ken. McNaughton, Victoria Brewery, Impresses at First Training Run, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 31 August 1940), p.1.
  11. "At Long Last, South in Match of Day". The Record. Vol. XLV, no. 35. Victoria, Australia. 31 August 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 18 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. Photo: "K. McNaughton (South Melbourne) marking against J. Cotter (Richmond), who vainly tries to punch the ball away", The Australasian, (Saturday, 7 September 1940), p.15.
  13. League Football, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 26 April 1941), p.3.
  14. "Moran Left Field For The Ring". The Herald. No. 21, 352. Victoria, Australia. 24 October 1945. p. 13. Retrieved 14 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. Grant gains TKO Decision, The Argus, (Monday, 2 February 1948), p.12.
  16. Mainland Boxers Here, The Mercury, (Friday, 18 February 1949), p.10.
  17. Miller Keen on Teaching Job, The Sporting Globe', (Wednesday, 2 February 1949), p.12.

References
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.


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