John O'Neill (30 August 1935 – 29 February 2024) was a former

Australian rules Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

footballer who played with

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung language, Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in Victoria, Australia, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River (Victo ...

in the VFL. O'Neill usually played as a wingman or half forward flanker and was often one of his side's biggest disposal getters. He won a

Carji Greeves Medal The Carji Greeves Medal is a name given in recent decades to an Australian rules football award given to the player(s) adjudged best and fairest for the Geelong Football Club for the season. The voting system has changed a number of times. Fo ...

in 1958 for Geelong's best and fairest player and represented Victoria four times in interstate matches during his career. He also captained five games for Geelong and after he retired, he became the assistant coach of the club.

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* * 1935 births 2024 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players Carji Greeves Medal winners Warrnambool Football Club players 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1930s-stub