Australian Football

Having played initially with Wodonga and Elwood, Geoff Feehan made his senior league debut with St Kilda as a 22-year-old in 1957. He went on to play 44 VFL games in three seasons with the Saints, mainly in the backlines or as a follower, before crossing to South Australia where he played under his former mentor Alan Killigrew at Norwood. In his first season with the Redlegs he was his side's best player in a five-point Grand Final loss to North Adelaide. He also played in the famous 'Turkish Bath Grand Final' the following year, when Norwood lost to West Adelaide (match reviewed here). Solid and tough rather than spectacular, Feehan had played a total of 56 SANFL games by the time he retired in 1963.

Author - John Devaney