Gerard Vincent Toohey (born 22 October 1966) 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 with

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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). Toohey, a recruit from

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, made his only senior VFL appearance for Geelong in the

1985 VFL season The 1985 VFL season was the 89th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 23 March until 28 September, and comprised a ...

. He was one of five changes, for Geelong's round 13 game against Collingwood at

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, which they won by six points. His brother,

Bernard Toohey Bernard Toohey (born 18 February 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played during the 1980s and early 1990s as a defender. Toohey started his career in 1981 with Geelong, where he played for five years. He then moved up to Sydney ...

, missed the game due to suspension. He later played in the

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, for West Torrens and then West Adelaide.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Toohey, Gerard 1966 births Australian rules footballers from New South Wales Geelong Football Club players West Adelaide Football Club players West Torrens Football Club players Living people