Maurie Considine

Maurice Considine (born 26 June 1932) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League during the 1950s. He played 37 games for Hawthorn between 1952 and 1956. He was recruited from the Old Paradians Amateur Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA).[1]

Maurie Considine
Personal information
Full name Maurice Considine
Date of birth (1932-06-26) 26 June 1932
Original team(s) Old Paradians Amateur Football Club, VAFA
Debut 1952
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1952–1956 Hawthorn 37 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

His older brother Bernie,[2] younger brother Frank[3] and son Paul also played football for Hawthorn.[4]

Considine coached Old Paradians to four premierships before becoming John Kennedy's assistant coach at Hawthorn. He was named as coach of the Old Paradians Team of the Century.[5][6] For his services to Hawthorn as player and reserves coach he was awarded life membership of the club in 1970.[7]

Considine co-founded the Melbourne transport company Secon Carriers (now Secon Freight Logistics) in 1969. In 2019, to mark the company's 50th anniversary, he wrote a business memoir, It's in Our Blood.[8][9]

Honours and achievements

Individual

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 122. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
  2. "HAWTHORN". The Argus. Melbourne. 12 April 1952. p. 11. Retrieved 3 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "On way to seniors". The Argus. Melbourne. 19 May 1954. p. 25. Retrieved 3 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "A Family Business". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
  5. "Club Legends" (PDF).
  6. "For the love of the game". The Amateur Footballer: 18. 2004.
  7. "Life members". Hawthorn FC. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  8. "Secon Freight Logistics scores a half century". fullyloaded.com.au. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  9. "Our People". Secon. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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