Cathal Corr
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Cathal Corr is an Australian rules football
er with the Coburg Tigers
in the Victorian Football League
.
Corr was born in Ireland and moved to Australia
at the age of 10. He took up Australian rules football, playing with the Macleod
Junior Football Club and then played under-18s football in the TAC Cup
with the Northern Knights
.
In the 2005 AFL Rookie Draft
, Corr was selected to be on the rookie list
of the St Kilda Football Club for 2006. He showed some strong signs as a developing player, but was not retained on the rookie list by new coach Ross Lyon for season 2007. Corr did not play a game of AFL football.
Corr played with the Coburg Tigers in the VFL in season 2008.
Corr has been recruited by the Macleod Football Club in Melbourne's Northern Football League for season 2009.
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 with the Coburg Tigers
Coburg Tigers
Coburg Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club based in Coburg, a northern suburb of Melbourne, and currently playing in the Victorian Football League. Coburg have an alignment in place with the AFL's Richmond Football Club which saw the Coburg club change its...
in the Victorian Football League
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
.
Corr was born in Ireland and moved to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
at the age of 10. He took up Australian rules football, playing with the Macleod
Macleod, Victoria
Macleod is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the cities of Banyule and Darebin. At the 2006 Census, Macleod had a population of 8083...
Junior Football Club and then played under-18s football in the TAC Cup
TAC Cup
The TAC Cup is an under 18 Australian rules football representative competition held in Victoria, Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing 12 Victorian regions....
with the Northern Knights
Northern Knights
The Northern Knights are an Australian rules football club playing in the TAC Cup, an under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia. They are based in Preston, representing the northern suburban area of Melbourne....
.
In the 2005 AFL Rookie Draft
2005 AFL Draft
The 2005 AFL Draft was the 2005 instance of the AFL Draft, the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.The 2005 Draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period...
, Corr was selected to be on the rookie list
Rookie list
The Rookie List is a means for Australian Football League clubs to maintain additional players outside of the 38-man primary or senior list. Rookie listed players are not eligibile to play in AFL home and away or finals matches unless they are elevated to the senior list, either to replace a...
of the St Kilda Football Club for 2006. He showed some strong signs as a developing player, but was not retained on the rookie list by new coach Ross Lyon for season 2007. Corr did not play a game of AFL football.
Corr played with the Coburg Tigers in the VFL in season 2008.
Corr has been recruited by the Macleod Football Club in Melbourne's Northern Football League for season 2009.