John Cunningham (born 19 February 1974) is a former
Australian rules football
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er who played for
Geelong
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in the
Australian Football League
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(AFL).
He was recruited from the
Port Melbourne Football Club in the
Victorian Football Association (VFA) with the 9th selection in the
1993 Mid Year Draft, and played two matches for Geelong in
1995
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.
Cunningham later moved to South Australia and played in 's 1997
South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Premiership side, winning the
Jack Oatey Medal as the best player in the grand final.
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Living people
1974 births
Geelong Football Club players
Port Melbourne Football Club players
Norwood Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
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