Meagher was a left-footed wingman, recruited to Hawthorn from Old Xaverians.
He debuted for Hawthorn in 1966 and such was his swift rise that by the following season he was playing interstate football for Victoria.
He was coach of Hawthorn's reserves team which consistently played finals during the 1980s and won a Premiership in 1985.
Meagher suffered a stroke and died on 9 March 2011, two days after his 67th birthday.
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