Dave Low

Dave Low
Dave Low
Personal information
Full name	David Low
Date of birth	6 April 1887
Place of birth	North Adelaide, South Australia
Date of death	4 August 1916 (aged 29)
Place of death	Edmonton, London
Original team(s)	North Broken Hill
Playing career1
Years	Club
1910–1915	West Torrens
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915.
	Source: AustralianFootball.com

David Low (6 April 1887 – 4 August 1916) was an Australian rules footballer who played with West Torrens in the South Australian Football League (SAFL).

Originally from Broken Hill, Low was a defender and debuted for West Torrens in 1910. He finished second in the 1911 Magarey Medal count and won the Medal the following season, becoming the first specialist defender to ever win it as well as the first from West Torrens. He was also Club Champion that season. During his career he was a regular South Australian interstate representative.

Low enlisted in the army in 1915 and went on to serve in Africa and Europe. He died in London on 4 August 1916 after being badly wounded in action.

External links

Dave Low at AustralianFootball.com
Roll of Honour: David Low
National Archives of Australia: David Low

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v t e South Australian team – 1911 Interstate Championships
South Australia 13.18 (96) def. Western Australia 3.5 (23), at Adelaide Oval, 5 August 1911 South Australia 13.13 (91) def. Tasmania 3.6 (24), at Adelaide Oval, 7 August 1911 South Australia 12.20 (92) def. New South Wales 2.9 (21), at Adelaide Oval, 9 August 1911 South Australia 11.11 (77) def. Victoria 5.4 (34), at Adelaide Oval, 12 August 1911
Squad	Renfrey (captain) Tredrea (vice captain) Congear Conlin Cumberland Dowling Geddes Hansen Hosking Job Johns Jones Leahy Lewis Low Oakley Oliver Read Robin Taylor
Managers: J. Hodge (Port Adelaide), A. C. Thomas (Sturt)

v t e South Australian team – 1912 Interstate matches
Victoria 14.13 (97) def South Australia 10.10 (70), at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 6 July 1912 South Australia 9.8 (62) def Victoria 6.7 (43), at Adelaide Oval, 10 August 1912
Both games	Renfrey (captain) Tredrea (vice-captain) Ashley Conlin Congear Heinrichs Hosking Klose T. Leahy Low Mahony Millhouse Oliver Taylor
First game only	Callinan Keen B. Leahy Oakley
Second game only	Dowling Head McCarthy Perry
Managers:

v t e South Australian team – 1913 Interstate matches
Victoria 10.9 (69) def South Australia 7.13 (55), at Adelaide Oval, 12 July 1913, crowd: 15,000 Victoria 16.12 (108) d South Australia 6.17 (53), at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 16 August 1913
Both games	Head (captain - Game 2) Tredrea (vice-captain) Dowling Golding Heinrichs Klose Leahy Steele Taylor
First game only	Renfrey (captain - Game 1) Hansen Jones Keen Low Robin Secombe Slattery Stearnes Townsend
Second game only	Congear Dugan Eaton Hutton Maynard Magor McKee Oakley Packham Robinson

v t e South Australian Team – 1914 Australian National Football Carnival
South Australia 12.16 (88) d Western Australia 12.11 (83), at Sydney Cricket Ground, 5 August 1914 South Australia 32.18 (210) d Queensland 2.9 (21), at Sydney Cricket Ground, 7 August 1914 South Australia 16.20 (106) d New South Wales 10.3 (63), at Sydney Cricket Ground, 10 August 1914 South Australia 18.23 (131) d Tasmania 5.7 (37), at Sydney Cricket Ground, 12 August 1914 Victoria 11.11 (77) defeated South Australia 5.10 (44), at Sydney Cricket Ground, 15 August 1914, crowd: 12,000
Ashley Barry Congear Dowling Golding Hanley Head Johns Keen Klose Leahy Low Magor Mayman McDougall McFarlane Oliver Patten Robertson Thomas Tredrea Watson
Referee Medal: John Robertson Manager: Mr. J. Hodge