Brian McGowan (born 1 January 1938) is a former
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played for
South Melbourne
South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at t ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL).
McGowan, who hailed from New South Wales, spent his time at South Melbourne roving beside
Bob Skilton
Robert John "Bob" Skilton (born 8 November 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented in the Victorian Football League (1897–1989), Victorian Football League (VFL).
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. He was South Melbourne's second top vote getter in the 1959 Brownlow Medal and finished equal tenth overall. That season he had kicked seven goals in a win over North Melbourne. In 1961 he topped his club's goal-kicking with 38 goals.
The rover finished his career in South Australia where he proved to be a useful player at
Glenelg, where he won a 'Best and Fairest' in 1965. The previous year he had been their best forward with 54 goals.
He captained Glenelg in 1966, to a wooden spoon, before retiring at the end of the season. He later coached the Glenelg reserves team and ran a luxury car dealership in Adelaide.
References
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*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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1938 births
Living people
Sydney Swans players
Glenelg Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from New South Wales