Frank Cahill: Difference between revisions

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Career: 1948 - 49
Debut: Round 4, 1948 vs Footscray, aged 26 years, 1 day
Carlton Player No. 623
Games: 23
Goals: 2
Guernsey No. 8 (4 games in 1948) and No. 3 (19 games 1948 - 49)
Last Game: Round 17, 1949 vs Geelong, aged 27 years, 98 days
Height: 188cm
Weight: 83kg
DOB: 7 May, 1922

Cahill played 22 games for Carlton commencing in Season 1948, kicking 2 goals. He was recruited from Footscray.

Much like fellow Blue Jimmy Goonan some 20 years earlier, Cahill would play 19 of those games in guernsey #3, 4 more in a different jumper (in Cahill's case, guernsey #8), making a grand total of 23 games for the Navy Blues.

Cahill played 21 games and booted 18 goals at the Western Oval 1938-45 and played his pre-VFL games at Spotswood and Emerald.

Cahill passed away on the 10th June, 1982 aged 60.

Footnote

The Horsham Times 29 December 1950, reported that Frank Cahill was appointed secretary of the Dimboola Football Club. He was last year's coach.

Links

Blueseum: Summary of playing statistics for Frank Cahill

Gallery

Frank Cahill.jpg
Frank Cahill past players match. Age April 28 1953
1948 Rnd 4 v Footscray F. Cahill1948 Rnd 4 v Footscray Age May 10

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