Bryan Quirk (born 26 December 1946) is a former Australian rules footballer 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 ...

. He was recruited from Morwell Football Club in the then Latrobe Valley Football League. He was Collingwood fan as a child. Quirk made his debut for the

Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition. Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Me ...

in Round 3, 1965. He kicked 3 goals on debut and was a forward pocket he had to retire in 1975 due to injury. At the age of 29 after eleven years with the club. After his retirement from playing, he spent many years as a coach. He coached Maryborough in 1976 and 1977. He returned to Carlton in 1978 and coached its Under-19s to back-to-back premierships in 1978 and 1979 (assisted by Brian Buckley), and later coached the Carlton reserves for three seasons. He coached

Victorian Football Association 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 ...

club

Oakleigh Football Club Oakleigh Football Club, nicknamed the Devils, was an Australian rules football club from Oakleigh which played in the VFA from 1929 until 1994. Oakleigh wore purple guernseys with a gold monogram thus giving them their original nickname the P ...

from 1987 until 1989, leading the club to the 1988 Division 2 premiership, and returned to the club in 1992 following the mid-year retirement of Russell Rowe. Quirk was recently added to a stamp released by Australia Post celebrating premiership players. Quirk taught grade 5 at Kensington Primary School in 1967. Quirk used to teach sport at Berwick Fields Primary School.

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Carlton Football Club players Carlton Football Club Premiership players Oakleigh Football Club coaches Morwell Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) 1946 births Living people One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1940s-stub