15/09/2022
Jeff Cassidy 🦈
East Fremantle Football Club
1977, 1981 - 1984
70 Games / 163 Goals
⭐️ Forward
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Geelong Cats
1974 - 1980
50 Games / 20 Goals
Jeff Cassidy was an abundantly talented utility whose career was cruelly undermined by injury. Geelong recruited him from Cobram and he made his senior VFL debut midway through the 1974 season, impressing onlookers straight away with his crisp ball handling and superb disposal skills. Unfortunately, he soon became beset by leg injuries which limited him to just 50 league appearances in six seasons, interspersed with a one season stint at East Fremantle in 1977.
In 1981, Cassidy returned to Old Easts to finish his career; he retired at the end of the 1984 season after 70 WAFL games and 163 goals, and having twice topped the club's leading goal kicker list. However, overall his effectiveness and impact had been seriously undermined by persistent injury woes. In 1985, Cassidy was lured to Lavington Football Club where he coached for four seasons. Throughout is tenure, the club played in four consecutive grand finals and won the flag in 1986.
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