Noel Leary (born 3 September 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1970s.

Noel Leary
Personal information
Full name Noel Dennis Leary
Born (1949-09-03) 3 September 1949 (age 76)
Original team Ulverstone
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1970–73 Melbourne 19 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1973.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leary, originally from Ulverstone, failed to make much of an impact at Melbourne, despite winning the reserves' best and fairest award in 1973. He did however became a prominent player in the Tasmanian Football League, firstly at Sandy Bay and then at Clarence. He captain-coached Clarence to premierships in 1979 and 1981.

He was one of the inaugural inductees into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame when it was launched in 2005.

References

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  • Noel Leary's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.