John Goold

John Goold
Personal information
Full name John William Crosbie Goold
Date of birth (1941-06-27)27 June 1941
Date of death 31 May 2024(2024-05-31) (aged 82)
Original team(s) Healesville (YVFL)
Debut Round 7, 1963, Carlton vs. Footscray, at Western Oval
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1963–1970 Carlton 108 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John William Crosbie Goold (27 June 1941 – 31 May 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who represented Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.[1][2]

Early life and education

John William Crosbie Goold was born on 27 June 1941. Originally from Healesville in the Yarra Valley of Victoria, Australia, he attended Melbourne Grammar School, as a boarder, for 11 years.

Football

Recruited from the Yarra Valley Football League (YVFL) club Healesville, [3][4] Goold was a half back and played in two Carlton premiership sides. The first in 1968 saw him line up at centre half back and the second came two years later in the 1970 VFL Grand Final which would be his last league game.

Goold represented Victoria at interstate football, including at the 1966 Hobart Carnival, where he earned All-Australian selection and finished second in the Tassie Medal voting. He also polled well in that year's Brownlow Medal, finishing in eighth place.[citation needed]

A fashion designer during his football career, which earned him the nickname "Ragsy", after he retired from football, Goold took up farming at a property in Ellerslie, Victoria, and became involved in horse-breeding, specifically polo ponies.[2]

External videos
video icon John Goold - Carlton Football Club Past Player, Spirit of Carlton TV.
video icon CFC 150: 1960s - Goold, Hall and Collins, Carlton Football Club.
video icon Carlton Hall of Fame - John Goold, Carlton Football Club.
video icon "The Carlton Football Club" - John Goold's address to the Spirit of Carlton luncheon in 2008 (Part One), Spirit of Carlton TV.
video icon "The Carlton Football Club" - John Goold's address to the Spirit of Carlton luncheon in 2008 (Part Two), Spirit of Carlton TV.

Personal life and death

Goold married Joanna Darling Baillieu in March 1968. Their son, Ed, played reserve grade football for Carlton from 1997 to 1998. John Goold died from cancer on 31 May 2024, in Camperdown, Victoria, at the age of 82.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Auld, Tim (2 June 2024). "South-west mourns two-time Carlton premiership player". The Standard. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Farewell football's 'Mr Elegant': A tribute to John 'Ragsy' Goold". carltonfc.com.au. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ League Teams Chosen: Footscray v. Carlton, The Age, (Friday, 31 May 1963), p.24.
  4. ^ Blues Name New Forward Flanker, The Age, (Friday, 31 May 1963), p. 24.


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