Neil Conlan (7 August 1935 – 22 July 1978) was an Australian football player from Tasmania.[2][3] Conlan played as a forward.[4] Conlan played in the Tasmania Australian rules football team that defeated the Victoria Australian rules football team on 13 July 1960 at York Park, Launceston.[5] He captain-coached Devonport.[6][7]
Neil Conlan’s son Michael Conlan played 210 games for the Fitzroy Football Club.[6]
References
- ^ “Neil Conlan dies”. The Canberra Times. 23 July 1978. p. 1. Retrieved 22 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ “OBITUARY Coach Neil Conlan dies at 42”. The Canberra Times. 23 July 1978. p. 28. Retrieved 22 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ “Tasmania Went Down Fighting”. The Age. 22 July 1957. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ “Tasmanian Rules Team Has Runaway Victory”. The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 July 1955. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ “Relive Tassie football’s glory days”. ABC Tasmania. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 October 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ a b Morris, Terry (28 January 2012). “Conlan heading home for reunion”. The Examiner. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ “Neil Conlan – Player Bio”. Australian Football. Retrieved 22 November 2014.