John Fogarty
South Melbourne
AFL career
6 games0 goals
- Debut
- R4 1962 v FSC12 May 1962
- Most recent
- R3 1963 v CAR4 May 1963
Stats
Bio
Hailing from Koroit in western Victoria, John Fogarty was a towering ruckman who stood an imposing 194cm, a massive height for football in the early 1960s. He arrived at South Melbourne as a prospect capable of controlling the air at stoppages, making his debut in the 1962 season to provide vertical dominance for the Swans. Despite his significant size advantage, Fogarty found it difficult to lock down a regular position in the senior side, managing just four games in his first year and two in his second. His VFL career concluded after those two seasons at the Lake Oval, with the big man unable to translate his raw physical traits into a long-term tenure at the elite level.
Profile
- Born
- 05 Mar 1942
- Died
- 13 Aug 2011 (aged 69y 161d)
- Birthplace
- Koroit, VIC
- Height
- 194 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionHailing from Koroit in western Victoria, John Fogarty was a towering ruckman who stood an imposing 194cm, a massive height for football in the early 1960s. He arrived at South Melbourne as a prospect capable of controlling the air at stoppages, making his debut in the 1962 season to provide vertical dominance for the Swans. Despite his significant size advantage, Fogarty found it difficult to lock down a regular position in the senior side, managing just four games in his first year and two in his second. His VFL career concluded after those two seasons at the Lake Oval, with the big man unable to translate his raw physical traits into a long-term tenure at the elite level.