Geoff Long

Geoffrey Roy Long (13 November 1929 – 18 September 2023) was a former Australian rules footballer who played for City/City-South, in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) from 1948 to 1960, won a number of awards and played at representative level.

Long, who played his football mostly at centre half forward, won City-South's 'Best and fairest' award in 1954[2] and was a member of six premiership teams.

At interstate level he appeared in the 1953, 1956 and 1958 carnivals, gaining All-Australian selection for his performances in 1956.

[3] Amongst his 16 interstate matches for Tasmania he won a Lefroy Medal in 1955 and also represented the NTFA 29 times.

After retiring, Long served Tasmanian football as an administrator.