John Ironmonger

John is a former Australian Rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans and Fitzroy Lions in the VFL/AFL. He made his debut at East Perth in the Western Australian Football League as a 200cm ruckman in 1980 and won a Sandover Medal for his efforts in the 1983 season. The following year he was recruited by Sydney where he spent three seasons before joining Fitzroy. Injuries restricted his on-field time for Fitzroy but he managed 43 games to bring his league tally to 88 games. He also represented Western Australia at interstate football on four occasions during his career and New South Wales once.<

John now lives just outside Denver, Colorado, but while living in California in the late 1990's he helped found the Santa Cruz Roos, now known as ;the Golden Gate Australian Football League.