Philip Ronald Cleary (born 8 December 1952) is an Australian commentator on politics and sport, particularly Australian rules football, and a former independent politician. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players
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Football playing career
Cleary first came to notice as a prominent player and coach in Victoria's second-level Australian rules football competition, the then Victorian Football Association (now VFL), for Coburg Football Club (now the Coburg Tigers, affiliated with the Richmond Football Club). History The Victorian Football Association (VFA was founded in 1877 on 17 May. The Coburg Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Coburg, a northern suburb of Melbourne, and currently playing in the Victorian Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, competes in the Australian Football League. He debuted with the club in 1975, playing 205 games, the third most in Coburg club history. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He then coached the club between 1984-92 (captain coach between 1984-87, upon which he retired as a player), including leading them to back-to-back premierships in 1988-89.
Political career
Cleary was elected as an independent to the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Wills in a by-election on 11 April 1992, following the resignation of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, from a field of 22 candidates, becoming the only non-Labor member to have ever held the seat. Section 44 of the Australian Constitution is a section of the Constitution of Australia that deals with restrictions on who may become a candidate for election to the Parliament In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Division of Wills is an Australian electoral division (electorate of Victoria. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. Robert James Lee (Bob Hawke, AC (born 9 December 1929 was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister However, his election was successfully challenged in the High Court and declared void on 25 November, as Cleary was on unpaid leave from the Victorian Education Department, and the Australian Constitution forbids people employed by the Crown from standing for election. The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the The Constitution of Australia is the law under which the Australian Commonwealth Government operates At the subsequent general election (no by-election was held) on 13 March 1993, he stood again and won. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Described as left-leaning and a socialist, Cleary himself eschewed labels. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution He lost the seat to Labor at the next general election on 2 March 1996. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
While advocating an Australian Republic, he broke with the Australian Republican Movement (ARM) over disagreement about how the President of Australia should be chosen, forming a group called "Real Republic", which advocated direct election of the President as opposed to the model advocated by Malcolm Turnbull of the ARM, under which the President would be chosen by a joint sitting of the Parliament, and which was the model proposed in the 1999 referendum. Republicanism in Australia is a movement to change Australia 's status as a Constitutional monarchy to a Republican form of government The Australian Republican Movement (ARM is a non-partisan lobby group advocating constitutional change in Australia to a Republican form of government from a constitutional Malcolm Bligh Turnbull (born 24 October 1954 is an Australian politician the current Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament, and parliamentary The Parliament of Australia or Commonwealth Parliament is the legislative branch of government of Australia. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
Post-politics
Cleary's most prominent position was a job at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), as a match-day commentator on the ABC's coverage of what is now known as the Victorian Football League between 1988-2006, juggling coaching and commentary duties for the first five seasons. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. He was controversially demoted from this position between the Australian summer of 2006-07, and he now hosts the half-time interviews and flashbacks on the ABC's Saturday afternoon VFL broadcasts, whilst every third weekend acts as the VFL Match of the Day boundary rider. He is also an advocate for action to prevent violence against women, after his sister was murdered by a former partner of hers.
He currently works as communications manager for the Electrical Trades Union. The Electrical Trades Union of Australia (ETU is a Trade union in Australia which has a history stretching back over 100 years
On April 25, 2008 he began his career as a Special Comments man on the VFL coverage with Casey Radio 97. 7FM 3SER in Melbourne. 3SER on 977 FM is a non-commercial Community radio station which caters to the south-east of Melbourne, Australia, an area which includes His passion and knowledge of the history of the competition ensured he was a hit recruit, and he should be a figure in the station's future broadcasts.
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Member for Wills 1992 – 1996 |
Succeeded by Kelvin Thomson |
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