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Tony Hirst (footballer)

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Tony Hirst
Personal information
Full name Tony Hirst
Date of birth (1945-06-14) 14 June 1945 (age 79)
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 79.5 kg (175 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1963–65 Fitzroy 19 (3)
1966 Melbourne 02 (0)
Total 21 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1966.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Tony Hirst (born 14 June 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Football

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On 6 July 1963, playing on the half-forward flank, and kicking one goal, he was a member of the young and inexperienced Fitzroy team that comprehensively and unexpectedly defeated Geelong, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.376.

References

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  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
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