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Don Condon
Don Condon
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Full name	Donald Roy Condon
Date of birth	12 March 1923
Place of birth	Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death	15 February 1996 (aged 72)
Original team(s)	Carlton Brewery
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1941	Brighton (VFA)
1944–1951	North Melbourne
1951	Brighton (VFA)
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951.
Career highlights
	North Melbournel leading goalkicker: 1948 (38 goals);
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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Donald Roy Condon (12 March 1923 – 15 February 1996)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League, (VFL).

Condon began his senior career in the throw-pass era Victorian Football Association with Brighton, playing there in 1941 and kicking 55 goals. Condon enlisted in the Australian Army in December 1941, serving for the remainder of the duration of World War II.^[2]

In 1944 Condon moved to the VFL, trialling unsuccessfully with Essendon before joining North Melbourne. He played with North Melbourne for just over seven years from 1944 until May 1951, and won the Syd Barker Medal as North Melbourne Football Club's best player in 1946.^[3] He returned to Brighton in May 1951 and played out the rest of the season there.^[4]

He was life member of the North Melbourne Football Club.^[5]

References

^ "Don Condon – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
^ "World War II Nominal Roll:CONDON, Donald Roy". Department of Veterans Affairs.
^ North to alter constitution (8 Nov 1946); The Age
^ Marc Fiddian (2003), The Best of Football Trivia, Hastings, VIC: Galaxy Print and Design, p. 38
^ "List of life members" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2010.

External links

Don Condon at AustralianFootball.com
Don Condon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Don Condon's playing statistics from The VFA Project

[1] "Don Condon – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

[2] "World War II Nominal Roll:CONDON, Donald Roy". Department of Veterans Affairs.

[3] North to alter constitution (8 Nov 1946); The Age

[4] Marc Fiddian (2003), The Best of Football Trivia, Hastings, VIC: Galaxy Print and Design, p. 38

[5] "List of life members" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2010.

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+| fullname = Donald Roy Condon
+| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|3|12|df=yes}}
-| birth_place =
+| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria
 | death_date = {{death date and age|1996|2|15|1923|3|12|df=yes}}
 | death_place =
-| originalteam = [[Brighton Football Club|Brighton]] ([[Victorian Football League|VFA]])
+| originalteam = Carlton Brewery
 | height = 171 cm<!--auto convert--> | weight = 66 kg<!--auto convert-->
 | position =
 | statsend = 1951
-| years1 = 1944–1951
+| years1 = 1941
-| club1 = [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
+| club1 = [[Brighton Football Club|Brighton]] (VFA)
-| games_goals1 = 131 (218)
+| games_goals1 = {{0}}20 {{0}}(55)
+| years2 = 1944–1951
+| club2 = [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
+| games_goals2 = 131 (218)
+| years3 = 1951
+| club3 = [[Brighton Football Club|Brighton]] (VFA)
+| games_goals3 = {{0}}13 {{0}}(39)
 | careerhighlights = * [[List of North Melbourne Football Club leading goalkickers|North Melbournel leading goalkicker]]: 1948 (38 goals)
 }}
-'''Don Condon''' (12 March 1923 – 15 February 1996)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/Players/player/don%20condon/7189|title=Don Condon - Player Bio|publisher=Australian Football|accessdate=21 November 2014}}</ref> was an [[Australian rules football]]er in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]], (VFL).
+'''Donald Roy Condon''' (12 March 1923 – 15 February 1996)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://australianfootball.com/Players/player/don%20condon/7189 |title=Don Condon – Player Bio |publisher=Australian Football|access-date=21 November 2014}}</ref> was an [[Australian rules football]]er in the [[Victorian Football League (1897–1989)|Victorian Football League]], (VFL).
-Condon began his senior career in the [[throw-pass era]] [[Victorian Football Association]] with [[Brighton Football Club|Brighton]], playing there in 1941 and kicking 55 goals. The VFA went into recess in 1942, and in 1944 Condon joined the VFL, trialling unsuccessfully with {{AFL Ess}} before joining North Melbourne. He played with North Melbourne for just over seven years from 1944 until May 1951, and won the [[Syd Barker Medal]] as [[North Melbourne Football Club]]'s best player in 1946.<ref>[https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=c78TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QJcDAAAAIBAJ&dq=don-condon%20north-melbourne&pg=5434%2C3043521 North to alter constitution] (8 Nov 1946); [[The Age]]</ref> He returned to Brighton in May 1951 and played out the rest of the season there.<ref>{{citation|title=The Best of Football Trivia|author=Marc Fiddian|year=2003|publisher=Galaxy Print and Design|publication-place=Hastings, VIC|page=38}}</ref>
+Condon began his senior career in the [[throw-pass era]] [[Victorian Football Association]] with [[Brighton Football Club|Brighton]], playing there in 1941 and kicking 55 goals. Condon enlisted in the Australian Army in December 1941, serving for the remainder of the duration of World War II.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=492665&c=WW2#R |title=World War II Nominal Roll:CONDON, Donald Roy |publisher=Department of Veterans Affairs}}</ref>
+In 1944 Condon moved to the VFL, trialling unsuccessfully with {{AFL Ess}} before joining North Melbourne. He played with North Melbourne for just over seven years from 1944 until May 1951, and won the [[Syd Barker Medal]] as [[North Melbourne Football Club]]'s best player in 1946.<ref>[https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=c78TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QJcDAAAAIBAJ&dq=don-condon%20north-melbourne&pg=5434%2C3043521 North to alter constitution] (8 Nov 1946); [[The Age]]</ref> He returned to Brighton in May 1951 and played out the rest of the season there.<ref>{{citation|title=The Best of Football Trivia|author=Marc Fiddian|year=2003|publisher=Galaxy Print and Design|publication-place=Hastings, VIC|page=38}}</ref>
-He was life member of the North Melbourne Football Club.<ref>[http://www.kangaroos.com.au/Portals/0/TrueNorth%20p74-75%20Life%20Members%20(Nov%2009).pdf List of life members]</ref>
+He was life member of the North Melbourne Football Club.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kangaroos.com.au/Portals/0/TrueNorth%20p74-75%20Life%20Members%20(Nov%2009).pdf |title=List of life members |access-date=27 February 2010 |archive-date=23 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723193416/http://www.kangaroos.com.au/Portals/0/TrueNorth%20p74-75%20Life%20Members%20(Nov%2009).pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* {{AFL Tables|ref=D/Don_Condon.html}}
 * {{AustralianFootball|ref=don%20condon/7189}}
+* {{AFL Tables|ref=D/Don_Condon.html}}
+* [https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Condon,_Don.php Don Condon's playing statistics] from The VFA Project
 {{Syd Barker Medal}}
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-[[Category:North Melbourne Football Club players]]
-[[Category:Syd Barker Medal winners]]
-[[Category:Brighton Football Club players]]
-[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)]]
 [[Category:1923 births]]
 [[Category:1996 deaths]]
+[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)]]
+[[Category:Brighton Football Club players]]
+[[Category:North Melbourne Football Club players]]
+[[Category:Syd Barker Medal winners]]