Alan Noonan was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the Essendon Football Club

Essendon Football Club

The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

 from 1966 to 1976 and the Richmond Football Club

Richmond Football Club

The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...

in 1977.

Noonan made his VFL debut in 1966 and in his 11 year career for Essendon kicked 420 goals and played 183 games. In 1974 he kicked 77 goals, one of seven times he topped Essendon's goalkicking.

Essendon Football Club Committee

Noonan holds the record for the Essendon Football Club's shortest ever term as a committeeman. In the 1992 Club election, he was elected to the committee. Within a couple of days, 50 "lost" votes were found, a recount was conducted and, with 18 of the votes for Noonan declared invalid, Barry J. Keam (who served on the Essendon Football Club Committee from 1976 to 1995) was restored to his place on the Committee.

Noonan later served on the Essendon Football Club Committee as Vice-President from 1994 to 1995.

After football

Noonan was a teacher whose career spanned the decade from 1970s to 2010s. His teaching career included Aberfeldie, Pascoe Vale South and Roxburgh Homestead Primary Schools. He always carried his football credentials with him and coached football teams at all his schools.

External links

• Full Points Footy Biography: Alan Noonan
• AFL Statistics: Alan Noonan