Des Meagher

Des Meagher
Personal information
Date of birth	7 March 1944
Date of death	9 March 2011 (aged 67)
Original team(s)	Old Xaverians
Height/Weight	185cm / 86 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1966–1976	Hawthorn	198 (96)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976 season.

Des Meagher (7 March 1944 – 9 March 2011^[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Meagher was a left footed wingman and was recruited to Hawthorn from Old Xaverians. He debuted for Hawthorn in 1966 and such was his swift rise that by the following season he was playing interstate football for Victoria. In 1971 he played in the Hawks' winning Grand Final against St Kilda; it would be his only Premiership. He was coach of the Hawthorn's reserves team which consistently played finals during the 1980s and won a Premiership in 1985.

Death

Meagher died on 9 March 2011, two days after his 67th birthday. The place and cause of death have not been released.

References

1. Herald Sun, "Hawthorn premiership player Des Meagher dies ", 9 March 2011

External links

• Des Meagher's statistics from AFL Tables
• Des Meagher's profile from AustralianFootball.com