Joe Finn
Geelong
AFL career
8 games1 goals
- Debut
- R1 1945 v FIT21 Apr 1945
- Most recent
- R11 1945 v RCH30 June 1945
Stats
Bio
Joe Finn was a mature-age recruit from Ballarat who earned his opportunity with Geelong during the tumultuous final year of the Second World War. Debuting at 28 years of age in the 1945 "Victory" season, he joined a Cats outfit that was still finding its feet after spending the previous two years in recess due to wartime travel restrictions. A lightly built and diminutive player standing just 173cm, Finn featured primarily as a rover or small forward who relied on agility rather than size to compete against larger opponents. He managed eight senior games and kicked a solitary goal in the Hoops, serving as a reliable contributor during a transitional era before his brief VFL career concluded at the end of the season.
Profile
- Born
- 25 Feb 1917
- Died
- 25 Mar 2009 (aged 92y 28d)
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 68 kg
Teams
Family
- Brother:Frank Finn
Bio
1 revisionJoe Finn was a mature-age recruit from Ballarat who earned his opportunity with Geelong during the tumultuous final year of the Second World War. Debuting at 28 years of age in the 1945 "Victory" season, he joined a Cats outfit that was still finding its feet after spending the previous two years in recess due to wartime travel restrictions. A lightly built and diminutive player standing just 173cm, Finn featured primarily as a rover or small forward who relied on agility rather than size to compete against larger opponents. He managed eight senior games and kicked a solitary goal in the Hoops, serving as a reliable contributor during a transitional era before his brief VFL career concluded at the end of the season.