Arthur Coghlan

Infobox afl player | firstname = Arthur
lastname = Coghlan




birthdate = 16 August 1902
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originalteam = Toora
heightweight = 180 cm / 86 kg
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deathdate =
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debutdate = 1922
debutteam = Geelong
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playingteams = Geelong (1922-25, 1927-32)
* 145 games, 10 goals
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coachingteams = Geelong (1929-30, 1933-34)
* 80 games, 49 wins, 30 losses, 1 draw
statsend = 1934
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Arthur 'Bull' Coghlan (born 16 August 1902) was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Geelong in the VFL.

Geelong's Toora recruit was a tough and hard hitting ruckman but could also play in key positions. He missed out on their 1925 premiership after being handed a season long suspension earlier in the year, for his part in a spiteful encounter against North Melbourne for which the Kangaroos' Fred Rutley was suspended for life.

In 1929 he was appointed captain-coach and in his second season in this role steered Geelong to a Grand Final. They lost the match to Collingwood by 30 points but he played in a premiership the following season, albeit this time as neither captain nor coach. He played his final game in 1932 and in 1933 became the non-playing coach of Geelong, making it all the way to the Preliminary Final in both of his two seasons.

References

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