Daniel Thomas Minogue (4 September 1891 – 27 July 1961) was an Australian rules footballer, who played with three clubs in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL), and who was the coach of five VFL clubs.
Family The son of Matthew Minogue (1868-1899),Death of a young Bendigonian, The Bendigo Advertiser, (Friday, 7 April 1899), p.2. and Ellen Minogue (1868-1896), née Madden,Death: Minogue, The Bendigo Advertiser, (Wednesday, 21 October 1896, p.2. Daniel Thomas Minogue was born at Bendigo on 4 September 1891.
He married Ann Marion Morrison (1893-1968) on 30 March 1921.Orange Blossom: Mr. Daniel Minogue to Miss Annie Morrison, The Richmond Guardian, (Saturday, 9 April 1921), p.4.
Education He was educated at the Marist Brothers' College, Bendigo.
Football Collingwood (VFL) Minogue was considered a courageous, or perhaps reckless, centre half-back. On one occasion he sustained a broken collarbone playing for Collingwood Football Club in the first minute of the 1911 VFL Grand Final and then played out the entire match.
Third Divisional team (AIF) While serving in World War I, Minogue vice-captained the (winning) Third Australian Divisional team in the famous "Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football, held in London, in October 1916. A news film was taken at the match.The original newsreel: The 2019 remastered and colourised version of the original newsreel:
Richmond (VFL) Unhappy at Collingwood's treatment of his friend and former teammate, Jim Sadler, during the war, Minogue demanded a transfer to Richmond on his return from AIF service during World War I Minogue's choice of Richmond was also due to a VFL rule stating that returning soldiers had to play for the club in whose district they took up residence after returnkgn to Australia, even when that was not the club they previously played with. This created ill feeling and he had to stand out of competition for twelve months in order to secure the transfer.
Coach In addition to playing at three VFL clubs (, , and ) he also coached at five VFL clubs (, , , , and ) a record which () is yet to be equalled.
VFL players' advocate In August 1947, he was appointed as the official VFL players's advocate; a position he held until his death.Poaching Alleged, The Age, (Saturday, 30 August 1947), p.5.
Death He died at the Repatriation General Hospital, in Heidelberg, Victoria, on 27 July 1961.Deaths: Minogue, The Age, (Friday, 28 July 1961), p.15.Mr. Dan NNMinogue's Funeral Today, The Age, (Friday, 28 July 1961), p.20.
Hall of fame In 1996 Minogue was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
See also 1916 Pioneer Exhibition Game
Footnotes
References
Pioneer Exhibition Game Australian Football: in aid of British and French Red Cross Societies: 3rd Australian Division v. Australian Training Units at Queen's Club, West Kensington, on Saturday, October 28th, 1916, at 3pm, Wightman & Co., (London), 1919. Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. Minogue, D. & Millard, P.J., "Famous A.I.F. Match in London: Unknown Richmond Lad was the Star", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 21 August 1937), p.8. Richardson, N. (2016), The Game of Their Lives, Pan Macmillan Australia: Sydney. Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996.
Photograph at Daniel Thomas Minogue, at Discovering Anzacs. First World War Embarkation Roll: Gunner Daniel Thomas Minogue (24559), collection of the Australian War Memorial. First World War Nominal Roll: Gunner Daniel Thomas Minogue (24559), collection of the Australian War Memorial. First World War Service Record: Gunner Daniel Thomas Minogue (24559), National Archives of Australia.
External links
Dan Minogue's coaching record, at AFL Tables.
Collingwood Forever Profile AFL Hall of Fame