Terry Leahy
South Melbourne and Melbourne
AFL career
65 games17 goals
- Debut
- R1 1966 v STK25 Apr 1966
- Most recent
- R13 1970 v NTH27 June 1970
Stats
1970 | SME | 8 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
1969 | SME | 19 | 14.7 | 4.6 | 19.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
1968 | SME | 12 | 13.2 | 2.1 | 15.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1967 | MEL | 8 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
1966 | MEL | 18 | 13.9 | 1.7 | 15.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Bio
Recruited to Melbourne where his brothers John and Brian also played, Terry Leahy initially made his mark as a member of the 1964 Under-19 premiership team before exploding into senior football. A talented ball-winner capable of playing multiple roles, he created history in 1966 by winning the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal at just 19 years of age, setting a record as the Demons' youngest-ever Best and Fairest. Despite this meteoric rise, his career at Melbourne was cut short when the club dismissed him for disciplinary reasons at the end of 1967 following an unauthorised trip to Queensland. He was thrown a lifeline by South Melbourne, where he added another 39 games over three seasons as a solid contributor, eventually finishing his VFL career in 1970 to pursue coaching roles in country football including stints in the Riverina and ACT.
Profile
- Born
- 12 Oct 1946
- Died
- 29 Nov 2002 (aged 56y 48d)
- Height
- 184 cm
- Weight
- 81 kg
Teams
Honours
- Melbourne B&F1966
Family
- Brother:Brian Leahy, John Leahy
Bio
1 revisionRecruited to Melbourne where his brothers John and Brian also played, Terry Leahy initially made his mark as a member of the 1964 Under-19 premiership team before exploding into senior football. A talented ball-winner capable of playing multiple roles, he created history in 1966 by winning the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal at just 19 years of age, setting a record as the Demons' youngest-ever Best and Fairest. Despite this meteoric rise, his career at Melbourne was cut short when the club dismissed him for disciplinary reasons at the end of 1967 following an unauthorised trip to Queensland. He was thrown a lifeline by South Melbourne, where he added another 39 games over three seasons as a solid contributor, eventually finishing his VFL career in 1970 to pursue coaching roles in country football including stints in the Riverina and ACT.