John Ibrahim
North Melbourne
AFL career
85 games50 goals
- Debut
- R1 1962 v SME23 Apr 1962
- Most recent
- R12 1968 v FSC6 July 1968
Stats
Bio
Recruited from North Melbourne CBC, John Ibrahim holds a unique place in VFL history as the first player of Lebanese descent to complete a senior career at the highest level. Standing at just 165cm, he was a diminutive rover and forward pocket who relied on sharp agility and elusive ground-level skills to compensate for his lack of height against larger opponents. A regular fixture in the Kangaroos' lineup throughout the mid-1960s, he proved to be a handy goal-kicker and reliable crumber during a period of modest results for the club. After seven seasons at Arden Street, Ibrahim departed the VFL to continue his football journey in the VFA with Waverley, remembered as a pioneering small man who consistently punched above his weight.
Profile
- Born
- 08 Jan 1944
- Died
- 06 Sept 2023 (aged 79y 241d)
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 76 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from North Melbourne CBC, John Ibrahim holds a unique place in VFL history as the first player of Lebanese descent to complete a senior career at the highest level. Standing at just 165cm, he was a diminutive rover and forward pocket who relied on sharp agility and elusive ground-level skills to compensate for his lack of height against larger opponents. A regular fixture in the Kangaroos' lineup throughout the mid-1960s, he proved to be a handy goal-kicker and reliable crumber during a period of modest results for the club. After seven seasons at Arden Street, Ibrahim departed the VFL to continue his football journey in the VFA with Waverley, remembered as a pioneering small man who consistently punched above his weight.