Greg Healy

Greg Healy
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-09-16) 16 September 1965 (age 59)
Original team(s) Edithdale-Aspendale
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1984–1993 Melbourne 141 (167)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Greg Healy (born 16 September 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL/AFL. His brother Gerard was a Brownlow Medallist.

"Sugar" Healy's rise to the senior ranks at Melbourne were helped when he won the 1983 Morrish Medal for the season's best player in the VFL's Under-19 competition. A rover, he made his debut for the Demons the following season and in 1986 won their best and fairest award and topped their goalkicking. In 1988 he was appointed Melbourne's youngest ever captain at just 22 years of age. In his first year in charge he led the club to their first Grand Final since 1964, but they were defeated by Hawthorn.[1][2][3][4]

Healy gave up the captaincy to Garry Lyon at the end of 1990. He suffered a season ending knee injury in round 3 against St Kilda in 1991 which resulted in a knee reconstruction. Healy returned and played on for the next two years, spending the majority of 1993 in the reserves, where he was part of the reserves 1993 premiership. He was delisted at the end of the 1993 season and was left unselected in the 1993 AFL Draft.[5][6][7][8]

Playing statistics

[9]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1984 Melbourne 33 16 25 24 230 63 293 63 — 1.6 1.5 14.4 3.9 18.3 3.9 —
1985 Melbourne 33 7 7 5 83 27 110 32 — 1.0 0.7 11.9 3.9 15.7 4.6 —
1986 Melbourne 33 17 35 24 290 106 396 68 — 2.1 1.4 17.1 6.2 23.3 4.0 —
1987 Melbourne 33 23 29 27 347 181 528 90 41 1.3 1.2 15.1 7.9 23.0 3.9 1.8
1988 Melbourne 33 22 13 16 318 157 475 81 36 0.6 0.7 14.5 7.1 21.6 3.7 1.6
1989 Melbourne 33 21 24 22 311 177 488 90 29 1.1 1.1 14.8 8.4 23.2 4.3 1.4
1990 Melbourne 33 13 11 7 162 104 266 46 14 0.8 0.5 12.5 8.0 20.5 3.5 1.1
1991 Melbourne 33 3 4 7 47 12 59 9 0 1.3 2.3 15.7 4.0 19.7 3.0 0.0
1992 Melbourne 33 11 9 7 119 89 208 40 10 0.8 0.6 10.8 8.1 18.9 3.6 0.9
1993 Melbourne 33 8 10 7 69 64 133 20 6 1.3 0.9 8.6 8.0 16.6 2.5 0.8
Career 141 167 146 1976 980 2956 539 136 1.2 1.0 14.0 7.0 21.0 3.8 1.3

References

  1. ^ Devaney, John. "Greg Healy". Australian Football. The Slattery Media Group. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. ^ Smithers, Patrick (4 February 1987). "Demons captaincy hangs well on Healy". The Age. Retrieved 11 August 2014 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ Carroll, Lynda (1 February 2012). "Former captain Greg Healy joins board". Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  4. ^ Blight, Malcolm (26 September 1988). "Hawk victory the perfect ending to a super season". The Age. Retrieved 11 August 2014 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "Healy stands down from board". Melbourne Football Club. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  6. ^ Niall, Jake (3 May 1997). "Get Rid of him ... He's a hack ... Get him off!". The Sunday Age. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  7. ^ Browne, Ashley (19 October 1993). "Few surprises as league clubs trim their lists". The Age. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Youth wins the day at first televised draft". The Age. 29 October 1993. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  9. ^ Greg Healy's player profile at AFL Tables