Bernard Toohey (born 18 February 1963) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played during the 1980s and early 1990s as a defender. Toohey started his career in 1981 with

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, where he played for five years. He then moved up to Sydney and earned

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selection in 1987. Two years later, he spent half of the season at

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and was the Swans' leading goal-kicker.

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* 1963 births Living people Geelong Football Club players Sydney Swans players Western Bulldogs players Victorian State of Origin players New South Wales Australian rules football State of Origin players All-Australians (1953–1988) Australian rules footballers from New South Wales {{AFL-bio-1960s-stub