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Noel Mugavin (born 28 June 1956 in
Warrnambool Warrnambool (; Eastern Maar, Maar: ''Peetoop'' or ''Wheringkernitch'' or ''Warrnambool'') is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the Census in Australia#2021, 2021 census, Warrnambool had a populati ...
) 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 with Fitzroy and Richmond in the
Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...
(VFL). Mugavin starred as a junior, catching the eyes of VFL scouts at an early age. His flowing locks became a trademark throughout his famous career to complement his silky skills. Mugavin's career was cut short when he suffered a
spleen The spleen (, from Ancient Greek '' σπλήν'', splḗn) is an organ (biology), organ found in almost all vertebrates. Similar in structure to a large lymph node, it acts primarily as a blood filter. The spleen plays important roles in reg ...
injury in 1982, prompting him to retire from the highest level. Mugavin returned to the Hampden Football League in a coaching role. He currently coaches players at
South Warrnambool Football Club The South Warrnambool Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Roosters, are an Australian rules football and netball club that competes in the Hampden Football Netball League, Hampden Football League. The club is based in the regional Victorian cit ...
, and teaches students at Emmanuel College Warrnambool. He is also currently involved with greyhound racing. His nephew is Brisbane Lions centre half forward Jonathan Brown and his youngest son Jamie, plies his trade at an amateur level in Melbourne.


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* 1956 births Living people Fitzroy Football Club players Richmond Football Club players Port Fairy Football Club players South Warrnambool Football Club coaches Australian rules footballer from Warrnambool 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1950s-stub