John Goold (born 27 June 1941) is a former
Australian rules football
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er who represented in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL) during the 1960s.
Family
John William Crosbie-Goold was born on 27 June 1941.
He married Joanna Darling Baillieu in March 1968.
Education
He attended
Melbourne Grammar School
(Pray and Work)
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, as a boarder, for 11 years.
Football
Recruited from
Healesville
Healesville is a town in Victoria, Australia, 52 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Healesville recorded a population of 7,589 in the 2021 census.
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Goold was a half back and played in two Carlton premiership sides. The first in 1968 saw him line up at centre half back and the second came two years later in the 1970 VFL Grand Final
The 1970 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on 26 September 1970. It was the 73rd annual Grand Final of ...
which would be his last league game. He represented Victoria at interstate football during his career, including 1966 when he wore the Big V at the Hobart Carnival and earned All-Australian
The All-Australian team is an all-star team of Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including an interchange bench, of the best-perf ...
selection as well as finishing second in the Tassie Medal
The Tassie Medal was awarded to the outstanding player at each Australian rules football Interstate matches in Australian rules football, Interstate Carnival or Interstate matches in Australian rules football, Australian interstate championship se ...
voting. He also polled well in that year's Brownlow Medal
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, finishing in eighth place.
A fashion designer during his football career, after he retired he took up farming and horse-breeding.
Notes
References
"John Goold: Happy 70th Birthday!", ''spiritofcarlton.com.au''
External links
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John Goold, Blueseum profile
Ed Goold, Blueseum profile
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1941 births
People educated at Melbourne Grammar School
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Carlton Football Club players
Carlton Football Club premiership players
All-Australians (1953–1988)
Australian polo players
Living people
VFL/AFL premiership players
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