Noel Teasdale (born 2 January 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the

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(VFL) and the

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(SANFL). Originally from Daylesford, Teasdale made his debut with the North Melbourne Football Club in 1956 playing as a ruckman and for a period, a full-back. Teasdale was noted for his tough, uncompromising play and in 1964 this almost cost him his life – as his head clashed with that of North teammate Ken Dean leaving him in a serious condition in St. Vincent's Hospital. Midway through that same year, Teasdale came back to play for North, wearing a protective headguard due to medical advice. He also was the acting captain in the absence of injured skipper Allen Aylett. The 1965 season saw Teasdale produce his best season yet – tying for the

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with Ian Stewart. Although he originally lost on

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, he was later awarded a retrospective medal in 1989. His VFL career ended in 1967 and he later moved to

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, where he was captain-coach from 1968 to 1970, and non-playing coach in 1971. Later he coached

West Torrens Football Club West Torrens Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) from 1897 to 1990. In 1991, the club merged with neighbouring Woodville Football Club to form the Woodville ...

in 1975–76.

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Honour Roll
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MOST BEST AND FAIRESTS : Noel Teasdale (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966)
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