Shannon Corcoran (born 22 February 1971) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played with
Footscray, the
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, nicknamed the Bears, was a professional Australian rules football club based in Queensland on the Gold Coast (relocated to Brisbane in 1993). The club participated in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/ ...
and
Sydney in the
Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1990s.
Picked with the 49th selection of the
1988 VFL draft, Corcoran spent six seasons at Footscray but could only manage 23 AFL games. He did however play all three of their finals in 1992, including the semi final win over
St Kilda when he had 16 disposals.
Corcoran was let go by Footscray after the 1994 season and secured by Brisbane in the pre-season draft. At his new club he again struggled to play regular senior football due to injuries and was delisted, only to be given another opportunity when Sydney selected him with the 34th pick of the
1996 AFL draft.
References
1971 births
Western Bulldogs players
Brisbane Bears players
Sydney Swans players
Glenelg Football Club players
Living people
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
People educated at Sacred Heart College, Adelaide
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