Milne McCooke

Milne McCooke
Milne McCooke
Personal information
Full name	Milne Norman McCooke
Date of birth	9 October 1934
Date of death	23 December 2010 (aged 76)
Original team(s)	Caulfield City
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1955–1958	St Kilda
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Milne Norman McCooke (9 October 1934 – 23 December 2010)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

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McCooke, a Caulfield City recruit, made his debut for St Kilda in the 1955 VFL season.^[3]^[4] Used mostly as a follower or forward, McCooke kicked three goals for St Kilda in his second league game, a win over North Melbourne at Junction Oval, which ended a 12-game losing streak.^[4]^[5] He played seven games that season, then only seconds fixtures in 1956, followed by three senior appearances in 1957 and another three in 1958.^[4]

The next stage of his career was spent at Oakleigh in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), where he was a premiership player in 1960 and won a best and fairest award in 1962.^[6]^[7]

McCooke was coach of Wimmera Football League club Murtoa from 1964 to 1967,^[8] before spending a season at VFA club Caulfield, playing three games in an injury and suspension affected year.^[9]

In 1969 McCooke led a young Kooweerup side to a 25-point grand final victory over Longwarry at Cora Lynn football ground^[10] and coached the Caulfield reserves in 1975^[11] and Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) club Ormond Amateurs in 1978.^[6] His son, Steve McCooke, was an Ormond Amateurs player, but is best known as a cricketer, with three Sheffield Shield appearances for Victoria.^[6]^[12]

[1]
"Milne Norman McCooke". Herald Sun.
[2]
Holmesby & Main, p. 569.
[3]
"ST. KILDA". The Argus. Melbourne. 22 June 1955. p. 25. Retrieved 8 February 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
[4]
"Milne McCooke". AFL Tables.
[5]
"Saints march to fine win". The Argus. Melbourne. 4 July 1955. p. 25. Retrieved 8 February 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
[6]
"Vale Milne McCooke". Ormond Amateur Football Club. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.
[7]
The Age, "McCooke Wins Club Award", 3 September 1962, p. 10
[8]
Wimmera Mail Times, "Wimmera footballers mourn Milne", 28 December 2010, Justine McCullagh-Beasy
[9]
Piesse, pp. 11-12.
[10]
http://kooweebypass.com.au/2014/blackfish-september-2014.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
[11]
Piesse, p. 73.
[12]
"Steve McCooke". CricketArchive.

Holmesby, R. & Main, J. (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5
Piesse, K. (2010) The Bears Uncensored, Cricketbooks.com.au: Melbourne. ISBN 9780646528793

[1] [1]
"Milne Norman McCooke". Herald Sun.

[2] [2]
Holmesby & Main, p. 569.

[3] [3]
"ST. KILDA". The Argus. Melbourne. 22 June 1955. p. 25. Retrieved 8 February 2014 – via National Library of Australia.

[AFLTables-4] [4]
"Milne McCooke". AFL Tables.

[5] [5]
"Saints march to fine win". The Argus. Melbourne. 4 July 1955. p. 25. Retrieved 8 February 2014 – via National Library of Australia.

[Ormond-6] [6]
"Vale Milne McCooke". Ormond Amateur Football Club. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.

[7] [7]
The Age, "McCooke Wins Club Award", 3 September 1962, p. 10

[8] [8]
Wimmera Mail Times, "Wimmera footballers mourn Milne", 28 December 2010, Justine McCullagh-Beasy

[9] [9]
Piesse, pp. 11-12.

[10] [10]
http://kooweebypass.com.au/2014/blackfish-september-2014.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[11] [11]
Piesse, p. 73.

[12] [12]
"Steve McCooke". CricketArchive.

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