John Gallus (footballer)

John Gallus (born 30 September 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

John Gallus
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-09-30) 30 September 1945
Original team(s) Drouin
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1971–1972 Melbourne 28 (39)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1972.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Career

Gallus, a ruckman and forward, first joined Melbourne in the early 1960s, from Drouin.[1] In his first stint at the club, Gallus appeared in the VFL reserves competition, before leaving for Waverley, where he played in the 1966 VFA season, mostly as a centre half-forward.[2][3] He was a member of the Waverley team which lost to Port Melbourne in the 1966 VFA Division 1 Grand Final.[4]

From 1967 to 1970, Gallus played in the Latrobe Valley Football League (LVFL), for Bairnsdale and Maffra.[5] He won the league's best and fairest award while at Bairnsdale in 1969 and won it again in 1970, with Maffra.[5][6]

Back at Melbourne in 1971, Gallus played 20 senior games in his debut league season. He kicked three goals on debut, in a 105 point win over South Melbourne.[7] His 31 goals for the year was the second most by a Melbourne player, behind Paul Callery, who kicked 38.[8] He played a further eight games in the 1972 VFL season.[9]

He later returned to Drouin to finish his career, after playing for Warragul and winning a third LVFL best and fairest award, in 1975.[1][10]

References
  1. "Merged clubs manage to struggle on". The Footy Almanac.
  2. "John Gallus". Demon Wiki.
  3. The Age, "Impressive wins by three top teams", 16 May 1966, p. 15
  4. Trevor Nash (26 September 1966). "Revenge... and flag for Port". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. p. 40.
  5. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  6. "1972 Player Stats". AFL Tables.
  7. "Melbourne v South Melbourne". AFL Tables.
  8. "1971 Player Stats". AFL Tables.
  9. "GL Medallists". Fox Sports Pulse.
  10. Pakenham Gazette, "Barr bolts to league’s best", 18 July 2008, Ken Moore
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