Phil Manassa

Phil Manassa
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-01-29) 29 January 1956
Original team(s) Melbourne High School
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1973–1979 Collingwood 122 (60)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1979.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Phil Manassa (born 29 January 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Collingwood Magpies in the VFL.

He is famous for a goal on the run from the half-back flank, which he kicked in the 1977 Grand Final replay.[1] The Phil Manassa Medal is awarded to the winner of the AFL Goal of the Year.[2] After retiring from playing in the VFL, Manassa played for Devonport in Tasmania and Western Suburbs in Sydney.[3]

References

  1. ^ Sheahan, Mike (3 October 1977). "It's over, the war is won". The Age.
  2. ^ Clark, John (24 September 2009). "AFL grand final countdown No.2: North Melbourne v Collingwood, 1977". FoxSports.
  3. ^ Growden, Greg (25 November 1981). "Manassa to lead Wests". The Sydney Morning Herald.


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