George Gough

Who is George Gough?

George Gough was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Carlton in the Victorian Football League.

Gough, a small forward, have two separate stints in the VFL, starting with three seasons at Fitzroy. He then turned out for Northcote and topped the league's goal-kicking with 83 goals. His tally that year included a bag of 25 goals against Prahran which set a new VFA record.

On the back of these performances, Gough was picked up by Carlton and started well by kicking five goals on his debut for the club. He finished the season with a tally of 30 goals and backed it up the following year with 36 goals, four of them in the Semi Final loss to Richmond. In his 24 games at Carlton, Gough went goal-less only once.