Denis Heagney

Denis Heagney
Personal information
Full name Denis Heagney
Date of birth 13 April 1898
Place of birth Smeaton, Victoria
Date of death 11 March 1942(1942-03-11) (aged 43)
Place of death Newtown, Victoria
Original team(s) Creswick
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1925–1926 Geelong 6 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Denis "Dinny" Heagney (13 April 1898 – 11 March 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Heagney, in just his fourth league game, was a follower in Geelong's 1925 premiership team.[1] He played in the opening two rounds of the 1926 VFL season but didn't appear in any more games for Geelong.[2]

He died on 11 March 1942.[3]

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ^ AFL Tables: Denis Heagney
  3. ^ The Argus,"Former Footballer's Death", 12 March 1942, p. 4