Ian Thorogood
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Ian Thorogood is a former Australian rules football
er in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Thorogood played for Melbourne
, including three premiership teams. Following his retirement from playing, he coached Waverley
to a premiership in the VFA in 1965. He moved on to become assistant coach of South Melbourne
in 1970.
He joined the Carlton Football Club
as assistant coach in 1976, but took over the senior coaching position when John Nicholls resigned at the beginning of the season. He coached the club for the 1976 and 1977 seasons.
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 in the Victorian 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...
(VFL).
Thorogood played for Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
, including three premiership teams. Following his retirement from playing, he coached Waverley
Waverley Football Club
Waverley Football Club, nicknamed The Panthers, was an Australian rules football club which played in the Victorian Football Association from 1961 until 1987...
to a premiership in the VFA in 1965. He moved on to become assistant coach of South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in 1970.
He joined the Carlton Football Club
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
as assistant coach in 1976, but took over the senior coaching position when John Nicholls resigned at the beginning of the season. He coached the club for the 1976 and 1977 seasons.