Eagle flies high in Toronto - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) - 14 Oct 1989 (original) (raw)

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Sat 14 Oct 1989 - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995)
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Eagle flies high in Toronto

The Australian football match between Mel

bourne and Geelong in Toronto on Thursday

night could have provided former Eastlake star

Matthew Mahonev with iust the break he was

The match (at 7.30pm Canadian time) was

won by Melbourne 14.19 (103) to 13.12 (90) with

the winner going forward to play at The Oval in

The opponent will be the winner of Sunday's

game in Miami between Hawthorn and Essen

Mahoney, who telephoned his parents, Bill

and Leonie, of Mawson, after the game, was

named as one of the best players for his effort on

Geelong centrc half-forward Barry Stoneham

and was impressed with Toronto's Skydome

Mahoney was close to first-grade selection for

the Demons towards the end of the season but

suffered cracked ribs with three weeks to go.

Mahoney joined Melbourne this year after

two seasons in the top grade with Eastlake and

originally played full forward for the Demons'

However, when the regular reserve centre half

back was injured in a game against the Brisbane

Bears at Carrara Oval, Mahoney was switched to

defence and was named among the best players.

He then held that position for his final four or

five games of the season.

Now 20, Mahoney is 189cm and 85kg. He

played as a ruckman or key forward with the

Eagles and was noted for his solid high marking

and long, accurate kicking for goal.

A former Marist College junior, he was East

lake's best first year player in 1987 and also

represented with the ACTAFL Colts.