Joe Kinnear (Australian footballer)
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Joseph 'Joe' David Kinnear (12 February 1912 – 14 December 1981) was an Australian rules football
er who played with Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL) during the 1930s.
Kinnear, who was used by Melbourne mostly as a half back, came to the club from Brunswick
in the Victorian Football Association
(VFA). He spent six seasons at Melbourne and played his last game in their losing Preliminary Final side of 1937. Kinnear later worked at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
as it's scoreboard manager.
A talented sportsman, Kinnear played two first-class cricket
matches against Tasmania in late December 1931. His debut, at Hobart, began on Christmas Day and he bowled 12 wicket-less overs and scored 13 in his only innings for the match. Soon after, Kinnear took the field for Victoria again, this time in Launceston. He dismissed Australian Test cricketer and South Melbourne footballer Laurie Nash
with his right-arm fast bowling, the only wicket of his career. Interestingly the fielder who took the catch, Bryan Cosgrave
, was another VFL player.
His son Colin
coached the Sydney Swans
from 1989 to 1990. Joe Kinnear also had a brother William who was involved in sport, having played a first-class match for Victoria and three VFL games with Essendon.
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 with 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....
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) during the 1930s.
Kinnear, who was used by Melbourne mostly as a half back, came to the club from Brunswick
Brunswick Football Club
Brunswick Football Club was an Australian rules football club which played in the VFA from 1897 until 1990. They were originally nicknamed the Pottery Workers before being renamed the Magpies and were based in Brunswick, Victoria. The club wore black and white guernseys...
in the Victorian Football Association
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...
(VFA). He spent six seasons at Melbourne and played his last game in their losing Preliminary Final side of 1937. Kinnear later worked at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
as it's scoreboard manager.
A talented sportsman, Kinnear played two first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches against Tasmania in late December 1931. His debut, at Hobart, began on Christmas Day and he bowled 12 wicket-less overs and scored 13 in his only innings for the match. Soon after, Kinnear took the field for Victoria again, this time in Launceston. He dismissed Australian Test cricketer and South Melbourne footballer Laurie Nash
Laurie Nash
Laurence John "Laurie" Nash was a Test cricketer and Australian rules footballer. An inductee into the Australian Football Hall of Fame, Nash was a member of South Melbourne's 1933 premiership team, captained South Melbourne in 1937 and was the team's leading goal kicker in 1937 and 1945...
with his right-arm fast bowling, the only wicket of his career. Interestingly the fielder who took the catch, Bryan Cosgrave
Bryan Cosgrave
Bryan Cosgrave was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League with Fitzroy....
, was another VFL player.
His son Colin
Col Kinnear
Colin 'Col' Kinnear is a former Australian rules football coach who coached the Sydney Swans in the VFL/AFL. He is the son of former Melbourne player Joe Kinnear....
coached the Sydney Swans
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...
from 1989 to 1990. Joe Kinnear also had a brother William who was involved in sport, having played a first-class match for Victoria and three VFL games with Essendon.