John McIntosh (footballer)
John McIntosh | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John David McIntosh | ||
Date of birth | 1 November 1943 | ||
Date of death | 16 October 2021 | (aged 77)||
Original team(s) | Beverley | ||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||
Position(s) |
Ruckman | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1962–69 | Claremont | 146 (131) | |
1970–72 | St Kilda | 51 (29) | |
Total | 197 (160) | ||
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1963–69 | Western Australia | 18 (12) | |
1971 | Victoria | 1 (0) | |
Total | 19 (12) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1972. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
John David McIntosh (1 November 1943 – 16 October 2021) was an
Career
McIntosh was a ruckman and played with
In 1970, he was lured to Victoria to join St Kilda and had an outstanding debut season, finishing equal 5th in the Brownlow Medal count. In 1971, he finished equal 2nd, missing out on the Brownlow by three votes to teammate Ian Stewart. In the 1971 semi-final against Hawthorn, he badly injured his left knee and was unable to play in the Grand Final. Further damage to his knee in the fourth game of the 1972 season saw him announce his retirement from football at the age of 28.
McIntosh averaged 0.77 Brownlow medal votes per VFL game over the course of his career, which, as of the conclusion of the 2022 AFL season, places him 16th on the all-time list for players who polled more than 30 votes. Only three Western Australian players in history have averaged more votes per game in the VFL. In 2004, he was inducted into the WA Football Hall of Fame.
Post football
Following his retirement from football he was a pennant tennis player, enjoyed fishing and later took up
John McIntosh died on 16 October 2021 after being diagnosed with leukemia in 2020.
Family
McIntosh married Gwenda Don, a former winner of the Western Australian state singles tennis championships. His sons,
References
- ^ John McIntosh Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Osborne Park Bowling Club. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
External links
- John McIntosh's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- John McIntosh at AustralianFootball.com