Danny Noonan (Australian footballer)
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Danny Noonan is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Brisbane Bears
in the Australian Football League
(AFL) during the early 1990s. He also spent time in Tasmania
with Tasmanian Football League
(TFL) club Clarence
and was an interstate representative for Tasmania.
Noonan, from Mooroolbark, was a footballer at Carlton as a youngster where he played for the reserves team but saw himself delisted before you could manage a senior appearance. As a result, he joined Clarence, playing his first TFL season in 1988 and winning their Best and Fairest award in 1990.
Brisbane recruited Noonan to the AFL with a pre-draft selection in 1990
. A utility, he had 31 disposals in his debut game and played at Brisbane for three seasons before returning to Clarence.
In his second stint at Clarence he won two further Best and Fairests as well as back to back William Leitch Medal
s in 1995 and 1996. His last TFL game was a premiership, with a Darrel Baldock
Medal winning performance in the 1997 Grand Final win against Burnie.
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL) during the early 1990s. He also spent time in Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
with Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian Football League
Tasmanian State League is the highest ranked Australian rules football league in Tasmania, Australia.The league has a long and convoluted history which dates back to its founding on 12 June 1879 Tasmanian State League (TSL) (formerly known as the Tasmanian Football League (TFL), Tasmanian...
(TFL) club Clarence
Clarence Football Club
The Clarence Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos , is an Australian rules football club playing in the Tasmanian State League, based in Bellerive, Tasmania.Before 1903, they existed as Bellerive Football Club....
and was an interstate representative for Tasmania.
Noonan, from Mooroolbark, was a footballer at Carlton as a youngster where he played for the reserves team but saw himself delisted before you could manage a senior appearance. As a result, he joined Clarence, playing his first TFL season in 1988 and winning their Best and Fairest award in 1990.
Brisbane recruited Noonan to the AFL with a pre-draft selection in 1990
1989 VFL Draft
The 1989 VFL Draft was the fourth annual National Draft held by the Victorian Football League as the main method for the 14 teams to recruit players for the 1990 season. It consisted of a trading period, pre-draft selections, the main national draft and the 1990 pre-season draft and a...
. A utility, he had 31 disposals in his debut game and played at Brisbane for three seasons before returning to Clarence.
In his second stint at Clarence he won two further Best and Fairests as well as back to back William Leitch Medal
William Leitch Medal
The William Leitch Medal was an annual award which was presented to the Best and Fairest player in the TANFL/TFL Statewide League.At various times prior to 1930 and between 1935 and 1939 the TFL award was known by other names....
s in 1995 and 1996. His last TFL game was a premiership, with a Darrel Baldock
Darrel Baldock
Darrel John Baldock , commonly nicknamed "The Doc" and "Mr Magic", was an Australian rules football player and state politician who in 1966 was the first captain of a premiership-winning St Kilda Football Club. Baldock was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as a "Legend"...
Medal winning performance in the 1997 Grand Final win against Burnie.