Phillip Pinnell (born 7 January 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the

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and Melbourne Football Club in the

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(VFL). Officially recorded with a playing height of 189 cm, Pinnell was a versatile footballer who spent most of his career playing either on the wing or in defence. He was described as having good pace, marking skills and big-game temperament, as evidenced by his efforts in several finals matches for Carlton. Pinnell was a defender but started off as a winger when he debuted for Carlton in 1969. He played in that season's losing grand final against Richmond. Pinnell continued his good form in

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, playing 21 games during the home-and-away season. He missed selection in the Second Semi-final and the Preliminary final but was recalled to replace

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who had failed to recover in time from a shoulder injury sustained in the Preliminary final. Pinnell, like most of his teammates, struggled to have an impact in the first half, but after being encouraged to take the game on by coach Barassi, responded well to be part of the premiership team. In

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, he was unable to play in the Blue's Grand Final victory after dislocating his knee cap in replay of the second semi-final against Richmond.Blueseum Profile Phil Pinnell
/ref> He would recover to play in the

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, which Carlton lost. Before he was 22 he had played in three grand finals but despite playing for another decade he would not appear in another decider. Pinnell was traded to Melbourne in 1979 before playing his last game of League football in 1981. In 1982, he served as the captain-coach of the

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in its inaugural season in the

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(VFA) Second Division.

Personal life

In the 1990s, Pinnell was the Head of Middle School at Wesley College, Prahran and also taught mathematics.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinnell, Phillip 1951 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Melbourne Football Club players Carlton Football Club players Carlton Football Club Premiership players Casey Demons players Casey Demons coaches VFL/AFL Premiership players