Graham Fox
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Graham Fox
| image =
| fullname = Graham Fox
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|7|14|df=y}}
| birth_place =
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| death_place =
| originalteam = Glenorchy
| height = 173 cm
| weight = 73 kg
| position = Midfielder
| statsend = 1978
| coachstatsend = 2011
| years1 = 1978
| club1 = South Melbourne
| games_goals1 = 3 (2)
| sooteam1 = Tasmania
| soogames_goals1 = 6
| coachyears1 = 2009–2011
| coachclub1 = Hobart
| careerhighlights = *Winfield Statewide Cup Player of the Tournament
- New Norfolk Premiership Player 1982
- Hobart Premiership Player 1990
- Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame Inductee
}}
Graham Fox (born 14 July 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He is an inductee in the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.
Career
=South Melbourne=
Fox was recruited to South Melbourne from Tasmania, where he played for the Glenorchy Football Club.{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}} In June 1977, while with Glenorchy, Fox represented the Tasmanian Football League against Victoria.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19770927&id=tncQAAAAIBAJ&pg=5088,7367325&hl=en|title=Swans sign top rover|date=27 September 1977|work=The Age|page=32|access-date=14 June 2015}} Three months later he was signed by South Melbourne and joined the club for the 1978 VFL season. Used as a rover by South Melbourne, Fox debuted in round two, against Hawthorn at Lake Oval.{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/G/Graham_Fox_gm.html|title=AFL Tables – Graham Fox – Games Played|publisher=AFL Tables|access-date=15 June 2015}} He had 10 disposals and kicked two goals.{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1978/101619780408.html|title=AFL Tables - South Melbourne v Hawthorn - Sat, 8-Apr-1978 2:10 PM - Match Stats|publisher=AFL Tables|access-date=15 June 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110891642 |title=Football Details. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=10 April 1978 |access-date=15 June 2015 |page=26 |via=National Library of Australia}} A broken bone in his left hand then kept him on the sidelines and his second appearance at VFL level didn't come until round 13, when it was South Melbourne's turn to meet Hawthorn away, at Princes Park.{{cite book|last=Main|first=Jim|authorlink=Jim Main|title=In The Blood: South Melbourne – Sydney Swans Football Club|year=2009|publisher=Bas Publishing|location=Seaford, Victoria|page=254|isbn=9781921496011}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19780414&id=TbozAAAAIBAJ&pg=3099,6400818&hl=en|title=Tuddy sees red|last=Phillips|first=Stephen|date=14 April 1978|work=The Age|page=28|access-date=15 June 2015}} He was dropped after that weekend and played just once more for South Melbourne, against Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round 21.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19780707&id=zeZaAAAAIBAJ&pg=2808,3030726&hl=en|title=Old 'new' faces|last=Carter|first=Ron|date=7 July 1978|work=The Age|page=32|access-date=15 June 2015}}
=Tasmania=
Back in Tasmania, Fox had a noted career with several clubs, an estimated tally of 265 games.{{cite book|title=Wrest Point State League Record, Round 10|date=2011|publisher=Smedley Sports Management (on behalf of AFL Tasmania)|page=12}} In addition to approximately 80 games for Glenorchy, he made around 85 appearances for New Norfolk and 100 for Hobart. A six-time Tasmanian interstate representative, Fox was player of the tournament at the 1980 Winfield Statewide Cup and won two premierships, the first with New Norfolk in 1982 and the other at Hobart in 1990.
Fox took over from Todd Lewis as coach of Hobart midway through the 2009 TSL season and remained senior coach until the end of the 2011 TSL season. Unable to take Hobart into the finals, Fox resigned as coach and was replaced by Anthony McConnon.{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-26/mcconnon-to-coach-tigers/2945282|title=McConnon to coach Tigers|date=27 September 2011|work=ABC Online|publisher=ABC News|access-date=15 June 2015}}
He has also coached Claremont (Tasmania) and Kingston.
In 2011, Fox was inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.{{cite news|url=http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/694563/individual-honours-for-12-of-tasmanias-finest/|title=Individual honours for 12 of Tasmania's finest|last=Mallinson|first=Jonathan|date=15 June 2011|work=The Advocate|access-date=15 June 2015}}
References
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External links
- {{AFL Tables|ref=G/Graham_Fox.html}}
- {{AustralianFootball|ref=Graham%2BFox/11250}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Tasmania
Category:Glenorchy Football Club players
Category:New Norfolk Football Club players
Category:Hobart Football Club players