Paul Shanahan

Paul Gerard Shanahan (18 October 1948 – 15 February 2011)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

For the Irish hurler, see Paul Shanahan (hurler).

Paul Shanahan
Personal information
Full name Paul Gerard Shanahan
Date of birth (1948-10-18)18 October 1948
Date of death 15 February 2011(2011-02-15) (aged 62)
Original team(s) Northote (VFA)
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1969–1972 Fitzroy 21 (27)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1972.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Shanahan, a Northcote recruit, played 21 games for Fitzroy, with 12 of his appearances coming in the 1970 VFL season.[2][3] He left Fitzroy after the 1972 season and played with West Perth, followed by a stint in South Australia playing for West Torrens.[4]

He was also a bowler for the Northcote Cricket Club in district cricket; and, at the age of 17, he played in Northcote's 1st XI premiership winning side in 1965-66, which was captained by Test opener Bill Lawry.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "AFL Annual Report 2011" (PDF). Australian Football League. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. "AFL Tables - Paul Shanahan - Stats - Statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  4. "Vale Paul Shanahan (1948 - 2011)". Fitzroy Football Club. 18 February 2011. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  5. "Lions get three men back". The Age. 13 April 1966. p. 18. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  6. "Shanahan, Lawry and the breaking of the drought". The Footy Almanac. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
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