Dinny Dowd
| Dinny Dowd | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Denis Austin Dowd | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Fremantle, Western Australia | ||
| Date of death | 1 November 1963 (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | Ballarat, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Nar Nar Goon | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1931 | Fitzroy | 15 (1) | |
| 1932 | South Melbourne | 2 (0) | |
| 1932 | North Melbourne | 2 (0) | |
| Total | 19 (1) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Denis Austin Dowd (1 January 1906 – 1 November 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy, South Melbourne and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Dowd played with a number of club's across Victoria including - Iona, Ballarat, Nhill and Nar Nar Goon prior to playing with Fitzroy.[2]
Dowd was recruited to Fitzroy after being best on ground for Nar Nar Goon in the 1930 Central Gippsland Football League grand final. [3]
Dowd won the 1934 Central Gippsland FL best and fairest award. [4]
He later became President of the Corowa Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1951. [5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1931 - Central Gippsland Association". Trove Newspapers. The Age. 21 May 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "1930 - Central Gippsland: Nar Nar Goon's Pennant". Trove Newspapers. Weekly Times. 13 September 1930. p. 70. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "1934 - Central Gippsland FL". Trove Newspapers. The Argus. 10 September 1934. p. 14. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "1951 - Corowa FC - AGM". The Corowa Free Press. 27 February 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 11 April 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
External links
[edit]- Dinny Dowd's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Dinny Dowd at AustralianFootball.com
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