Gordon Casey

Gordon Casey (born 25 March 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Gordon Casey
Personal information
Full name	Gordon Casey
Date of birth	(1950-03-25) 25 March 1950 (age 75)
Original team(s)	Gorya
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1968	Carlton	1 (1)
1969–1975	Footscray	125 (5)
Total		126 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1975.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Casey, recruited from Gorya (towns of Speed & Turriff), started his career as a forward and was the Carlton reserves leading goal-kicker in both 1967 and 1968.^[2] He only got one opportunity to play in the seniors and in 1969 he tried his luck at a new club, Footscray.^[3] His time at Footscray was spent in the back pocket and he was good enough to represent Victoria against Tasmania in 1973.^[4] He later played at Swan Districts and appeared in the 1980 WAFL Grand Final.