Joe Canavan
Melbourne and South Melbourne
AFL career
17 games11 goals
- Debut
- R2 1903 v COL9 May 1903
- Most recent
- R12 1907 v GEE20 July 1907
Stats
Bio
Recruited from South Bendigo, Joe Canavan was a forward who played two distinct stints in the VFL. He first emerged with South Melbourne in 1903, showing promise by booting seven goals in eight games. After a three-season absence from the league, he resurfaced at Melbourne in 1907 for a final run of nine matches. A handy goalkicker who knew where the big sticks were, Canavan's career was short-lived, and he is often remembered for his tragic passing in 1924 when he drowned in Rufus Creek near Wentworth.
Profile
- Born
- 04 Nov 1880
- Died
- 10 Jan 1924 (aged 43y 67d)
- Birthplace
- Bendigo, VIC
- Deathplace
- Rufus River, NSW
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Bio
1 revisionRecruited from South Bendigo, Joe Canavan was a forward who played two distinct stints in the VFL. He first emerged with South Melbourne in 1903, showing promise by booting seven goals in eight games. After a three-season absence from the league, he resurfaced at Melbourne in 1907 for a final run of nine matches. A handy goalkicker who knew where the big sticks were, Canavan's career was short-lived, and he is often remembered for his tragic passing in 1924 when he drowned in Rufus Creek near Wentworth.