Noel McMahen

Noel John McMahen (30 October 1926 – 10 July 2022) was an Australian rules football player and a coach in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

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Noel McMahen
Personal information
Full name	Noel JohnMcMahen
Date of birth	(1926-10-30)30 October 1926
Date of death	10 July 2022(2022-07-10) (aged 95)
Original team(s)	Mordialloc (VFA)
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1946–1956	Melbourne	175 (28)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
	Victoria	4
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1962–1964	South Melbourne	54 (9–45–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956.
Career highlights
3× VFL premierships: 1948, 1955, 1956 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medallist: 1951 Melbourne captain: 1955–1956 Melbourne Team of the Century–half-back Melbourne Hall of Fame Sporting Life team of the year: 1954
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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He played in the Melbourne premiership teams in 1948, 1955 and 1956. He captained Melbourne in his last two years before taking on the captain-coach position of Rochester Football Club in the Bendigo Football League between 1957 and 1961, leading them to premierships in 1958 and 1959^[2] and runners up in 1960 and 1961.

When he was appointed to coach South Melbourne in 1962 he became the first full-time VFL coach.^[3] He coached South Melbourne for three years.

In 2000, Noel McMahen was selected in Melbourne's official 'Team of the Century'.