- Alan Noonan
Infobox afl player | firstname = Alan
lastname = Noonan
birthdate = 13 October 1947
birthplace =
originalteam = Warragul
heightweight = 188cm / 92kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 1966
debutteam = Essendon
debutopponent =
debutstadium =
playingteams = Essendon (1966-1976)182 games, 420 goalsRichmond (1977)
10 games, 14 goalsTotal - 192 Games,
434 Goals
coach = notcoach
statsend = 1977
careerhighlights =
* Essendon Leading Goalkicker 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975
* Interstate Games:- 7Alan Noonan (born 13 October 1947) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL for theEssendon Football Club from 1966 to 1976 and theRichmond Football Club in 1977.Noonan made his VFL debut in 1966 and in his 11 year career for Essendon kicked 420 goals and played 183 games. In 1974 he kicked 77 goals, one of seven times he topped Essendon's goalkicking.
Essendon Football Club Committee
Noonan holds the record for the Essendon Football Club's shortest ever term as a committeeman. In the 1992 Club election, he was elected to the committee. Within a couple of days, 50 "lost" votes were found, a recount was conducted and, with 18 of the votes for Noonan declared invalid, Barry J. Keam (who served on the Essendon Football Club Committee from 1976 to 1995) was restored to his place on the Committee. [Mapleston, (1996), p.279.]
Noonan later served on the Essendon Football Club Committee as Vice-President from 1994 to 1995.
Notes
References
* Maplestone, M., "Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872-1996", Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-959-17402-8
* Ross, J. (ed), "100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported", Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0External links
* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/n-o.htm#Alan%20Noonan%20(Essendon,%20Richmond,%20Coburg) Full Points Footy Biography: Alan Noonan]
* [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/A/Alan_Noonan.html AFL Statistics: Alan Noonan]
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