Joseph David Kinnear (12 February 1912 – 14 December 1981) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL) during the 1930s. Kinnear, who was used by Melbourne mostly as a half back, came to the club from Brunswick in the

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(VFA). He spent six seasons at Melbourne and played his last game in their losing Preliminary Final side of 1937. Kinnear later worked at the

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as its scoreboard manager. A talented sportsman, Kinnear played two

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matches against Tasmania in late December 1931. His debut, at Hobart, began on Christmas Day and he bowled 12 wicket-less overs and scored 13 in his only innings for the match. Soon after, Kinnear took the field for

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again, this time in Launceston. He dismissed Australian Test cricketer and South Melbourne footballer

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with his right-arm fast bowling, the only wicket of his career. The fielder who took the catch, Bryan Cosgrave, was another VFL player. His son

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coached the

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from 1989 to 1990. Joe Kinnear had a brother Bill Kinnear who was also a sportsman, playing a first-class match for Victoria and three VFL games with Essendon.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kinnear, Joe 1912 births 1981 deaths Melbourne Football Club players Brunswick Football Club players Australian cricketers Victoria cricketers Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Cricketers from Melbourne People from Brunswick, Victoria

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