Arthur Coghlan
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth | August 16, 1902, |
| Recruited from | Toora |
| Height and weight | 180 cm / 86 kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | 1922, Geelong vs. , at |
| Team(s) | Geelong (1922-25, 1927-32)
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| Coaching career¹ | |
| Team(s) | Geelong (1929-30, 1933-34)
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| ¹ Statistics to end of 1934 season | |
| Career highlights | |
Arthur 'Bull' Coghlan (born August 16, 1902) was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Geelong in the VFL.
Geelong's Toora recruit was a tough and hard hitting ruckman but could also play in key positions. He missed out on their 1925 premiership after being handed a season long suspension earlier in the year, for his part in a spiteful encounter against North Melbourne for which the Kangaroo's Fred Rutley was suspended for life.
In 1929 he was appointed captain-coach and in his second season in this role steered Geelong to a Grand Final. They lost the match to Collingwood by 30 points but he played in a premiership the following season, albeit this time as neither captain nor coach. He played his final game in 1932 and in 1933 became the non-playing coach of Geelong, making it all the way to the Preliminary Final in both of his two seasons.
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