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Des Meagher

Hawthorn

AFL career

198 games96 goals

Debut
R1 1966 v COL23 Apr 1966
Most recent
SF 1976 v CAR11 Sept 1976

Stats

1976
HAW
17
11.2
1.4
12.6
1.6
0.9
2.9
0.5
1.2
1975
HAW
3
11.3
0.7
12.0
0.3
1.0
1.7
0.3
0.3
1974
HAW
25
15.8
2.8
18.6
2.2
1.5
2.5
0.8
0.7
1973
HAW
22
17.3
1.8
19.1
2.3
2.0
3.1
0.6
0.5
1972
HAW
22
19.4
1.5
20.9
2.7
1.8
3.4
0.4
0.7
1971
HAW
19
18.5
2.7
21.3
3.3
2.2
2.7
0.2
0.5
1970
HAW
19
19.2
2.7
21.9
2.9
2.4
2.9
0.4
0.8
1969
HAW
19
21.3
3.1
24.3
3.1
2.8
2.4
0.5
0.9
1968
HAW
20
22.8
2.4
25.2
3.0
2.7
1.9
0.5
0.9
1967
HAW
16
18.9
1.9
20.8
3.6
1.8
2.5
0.7
0.8
1966
HAW
16
17.1
2.5
19.6
2.9
1.9
2.3
0.3
0.5
League
Season
CAR
WP
SF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
FIT
JO
R20
3
1
4
1
0
1
0
0.0
SME
WP
R19
7
3
10
2
0
1
0
0.0
FSC
WO
R14
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
0.0
NTH
AS
R13
13
3
16
2
0
5
0
0.0
STK
PP
R12
7
0
7
1
1
1
0
0.1
GEE
PP
R11
15
2
17
3
-
-
0
0.3
RCH
MCG
R10
14
2
16
2
2
2
0
0.0
FIT
PP
R9
23
0
23
3
0
6
0
1.1
SME
PP
R8
13
1
14
0
0
0
0
1.1
MEL
MCG
R7
9
1
10
3
1
2
0
0.1
CAR
PP
R6
19
0
19
4
2
6
0
0.4
ESS
WH
R5
15
2
17
2
2
8
0
1.2
FSC
WP
R4
14
3
17
0
2
5
0
1.2
COL
PP
R3
10
1
11
0
1
4
0
3.0
NTH
PP
R2
18
1
19
2
3
3
0
2.2
STK
MO
R1
9
3
12
3
0
2
0
0.3

Profile

Born
07 Mar 1944
Died
09 Mar 2011 (aged 67y 2d)
Height
185 cm
Weight
86 kg

Teams

  • Hawthorn
    198 games, 96 goals
    1966–1976

Honours

  • Premiership1971

Bio

1 revision

Recruited from Mulgrave, Des Meagher carved out a distinguished career at Glenferrie Oval as a dashing wingman and half-forward. Breaking into the senior side in 1966, he quickly became renowned for his electrifying pace and significant stamina, attributes that fit perfectly into John Kennedy Snr's disciplined game plan. His ability to carry the ball and finish on the run made him a dangerous offensive weapon, and he became a pivotal figure in the Hawks' ascent during the early 1970s.

Meagher's crowning achievement came in 1971, where he played a crucial role in Hawthorn's premiership victory over St Kilda. A consistent performer who regularly polled well in club champion awards, he provided reliable service on the wing for over a decade. He retired at the conclusion of the 1976 season, finishing his tenure agonisingly short of the 200-game milestone, but remains remembered as a key component of the club's first golden era.

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