Harold Mahony
South Melbourne
AFL career
18 games14 goals
- Debut
- R1 1924 v RCH26 Apr 1924
- Most recent
- R17 1926 v COL4 Sept 1926
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the South District ranks, Harold Mahony was a diminutive rover and forward pocket who featured for South Melbourne during the mid-1920s. Standing just 173cm and weighing a slight 65kg, he was a lightly built player who relied on agility and sharp goal sense to compete against larger opponents. He demonstrated a consistent ability to hit the scoreboard, booting 14 goals in his 18 senior games, a solid return for a small forward in that era. Despite this promise, Mahony was unable to secure a permanent position in the side, spending his three seasons on the fringe of the senior team before his VFL career concluded at the end of 1926.
Profile
- Born
- 24 Aug 1900
- Died
- 14 Mar 1973 (aged 72y 202d)
- Birthplace
- Geelong, VIC
- Deathplace
- Nunawading, VIC
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 65 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the South District ranks, Harold Mahony was a diminutive rover and forward pocket who featured for South Melbourne during the mid-1920s. Standing just 173cm and weighing a slight 65kg, he was a lightly built player who relied on agility and sharp goal sense to compete against larger opponents. He demonstrated a consistent ability to hit the scoreboard, booting 14 goals in his 18 senior games, a solid return for a small forward in that era. Despite this promise, Mahony was unable to secure a permanent position in the side, spending his three seasons on the fringe of the senior team before his VFL career concluded at the end of 1926.