People - H
Born: 05-Sep-1927 (AFL Tables)
Place of Birth: Victoria, Australia1
Died: 18-Mar-20092
Place of Death: Melbourne, Australia3
Height: 168cm (AFL Tables)
Preston YCW4
Collingwood (VFL) 1948-1955 - 149 Games, 37 Goals
DES HEALEY, like so many of our best players, had to wait for his chance to play "big time" football. He came to Colling- wood from the Preston Juniors, and played in the seconds for two or three years before being promoted to the senior side.
He played his first game at the opening of the 1948 season, and did not miss a game. Last year he missed only one, and that was when he was playing for Victoria in the State game against South Australia in Adelaide.
Good judgment is the real factor in his play as a wing man. He is a good mark for his size-he is 5ft. 6in-and always places the ball to the best advantage. He has the Collingwood habit of trickiness-he baulks, twists, and turns like an acrobat.
In the summer Des plays cricket with Collingwood, and could easily be a regular first eleven, player. He is a steady- and reliable batsman, who frequently makes his 50, and is brilliant in the field.
Des is employed in a newspaper office on the mechanical side, and lives with his people in Preston. That might not be for long, as he is engaged to be married. When that happens there will be football on both sides, because his bride-to-be is the daughter of Jack Bisset, former Richmond and South Melbourne captain.
Wikipedia - Des Healey
Born: 05-Sep-1927 (AFL Tables)
Place of Birth: Victoria, Australia1
Died: 18-Mar-20092
Place of Death: Melbourne, Australia3
Height: 168cm (AFL Tables)
Career
PlayerPreston YCW4
Collingwood (VFL) 1948-1955 - 149 Games, 37 Goals
Comment
LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS OF 1950 - WING MEN -Percy Taylor
Argus 10-Jun 1950 p7 Weekend MagazineDES HEALEY, like so many of our best players, had to wait for his chance to play "big time" football. He came to Colling- wood from the Preston Juniors, and played in the seconds for two or three years before being promoted to the senior side.
He played his first game at the opening of the 1948 season, and did not miss a game. Last year he missed only one, and that was when he was playing for Victoria in the State game against South Australia in Adelaide.
Good judgment is the real factor in his play as a wing man. He is a good mark for his size-he is 5ft. 6in-and always places the ball to the best advantage. He has the Collingwood habit of trickiness-he baulks, twists, and turns like an acrobat.
In the summer Des plays cricket with Collingwood, and could easily be a regular first eleven, player. He is a steady- and reliable batsman, who frequently makes his 50, and is brilliant in the field.
Des is employed in a newspaper office on the mechanical side, and lives with his people in Preston. That might not be for long, as he is engaged to be married. When that happens there will be football on both sides, because his bride-to-be is the daughter of Jack Bisset, former Richmond and South Melbourne captain.
Related Pages
- Collingwood Senior Team 1948 R02 (FSM1948)
- Collingwood Senior Team 1951 (DG_034)
- Collingwood Senior Team 1953 (SLV 292_009)
- Reference_ 1949 Sporting Life Magazine - Team of the Year
- Reference_ 1952 R8 Richmond v Collingwood - In Sydney - Collingwood
- Reference_ 1952 VFL Grand Final - Defeated Team (Collingwood)
- Reference_ 1953 Sporting Life Magazine - Team of the Year
- Reference_ 1953 VFL Grand Final - Winning Team (Collingwood)
- Reference_ 1955 Sporting Life Magazine - Team of the Year
- Reference_ 1955 VFL Grand Final - Defeated Team (Collingwood)
- Reference_ Camberwell Coaches
- Reference_ Collingwood Best and Fairest
Other Photos
Des Healey - 1954 Coles Victorian Footballers - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards
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Des Healey - 1954 Argus Football Swap Cards Source: Australian Football Cards
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Des Healey - 1951 Kornies Footballers in Action - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards
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Des Healey - 1954 Kornies Champion Footballers - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards
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Des Healey - 1953 Argus Football Portraits - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards
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Des Healey - 1950 Kornies Victorian Footballers - Source: Australian Rules Football Cards
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External Links
AFL Tables - Des HealeyWikipedia - Des Healey
Sources
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Healey
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Healey
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Healey
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Healey
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