| Mick Donaghy | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Michael George Donaghy | ||
| Born | 14 November 1877 Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Died | 31 October 1929(1929-10-31) (aged 51) North Adelaide, South Australia[1] | ||
| Original team | Wellington | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1898 | Carlton | 10 (0) | |
| 1900–1905 | Geelong | 80 (3) | |
| 1906–1909 | Port Adelaide | 52 | |
| Total | 142 | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| Victoria | 2 | ||
| South Australia | 1 | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1911 | Port Adelaide | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1905. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Michael George Donaghy (14 November 1877 – 31 October 1929)[2] was anAustralian rules footballer who played withCarlton andGeelong in theVictorian Football League (VFL) andPort Adelaide in theSouth Australian Football League (SAFL).
Donaghy started his career at Carlton in1898 but after one season returned to his home town ofGeelong to play for his original club, Wellington, in 1899.
He began playing for Geelong in1900 and missed just one game in each of his first two seasons, becoming an integral member of the side.[3] A key position player, Donaghy was known for his marking ability and was good enough to twice represent the VFL at interstate football.[4]
Donaghy joinedSouth Australian clubPort Adelaide in 1906 for a four-seasonSouth Australian Football League stint and was joint club captain for the last two years.[2] Donaghy, who also represented the South Australian interstate team, was Port Adelaide's non playing coach in 1911.
In 1911 Mick coached Port Adelaide for one season. He would take the club to the1911 SAFL Grand Final but would lose toWest Adelaide by 5 points atAdelaide Oval.
He remained with Port Adelaide as a committeeman until the war.[2]
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