Phillip Pinnell
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Phillip Pinnell is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton
and Melbourne
in the VFL
.
Pinnell was a defender but started off as a winger when he debuted for Carlton in 1969. He played in that season's losing grand final against Richmond but was a premiership player the following season. Before he was 22 he had played in three grand finals but despite playing for another decade he would not appear in another decider.
He was traded to Melbourne in 1979 before playing his last game of football in 1981.
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...
and 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 VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
.
Pinnell was a defender but started off as a winger when he debuted for Carlton in 1969. He played in that season's losing grand final against Richmond but was a premiership player the following season. Before he was 22 he had played in three grand finals but despite playing for another decade he would not appear in another decider.
He was traded to Melbourne in 1979 before playing his last game of football in 1981.