Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Francis Albert Davies (27 November 1907 – 8 February 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
A centreman, Davies was recruited from City in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association.[2] The collection of players recruited from interstate in 1932/1933 became known as South Melbourne's "Foreign Legion".[3]
He was playing for Launceston in 1941,[4] and was later appointed playing coach of Deloraine in 1948.[5]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Football, The Mercury, (Monday, 27 February 1933) .p. 8
- ^ The caricature at the foot of page 10 of Table Talk (22 June 1933) was created by Richard "Dick" Ovenden (1897–1972). From left to right those represented are: Jack Bisset, the team's captain; Dick Mullaly, the club's secretary; Brighton Diggins, from Subiaco (WAFL); Bert Beard, from South Fremantle (WAFL); Bill Faul, from Subiaco (WAFL); Joe O'Meara, from East Perth (WAFL); Frank Davies, from City (NTFA); Laurie Nash, from City (NTFA); John Bowe, from Subiaco (WAFL); Jack Wade, from Port Adelaide (SANFL); Ossie Bertram, from West Torrens (SANFL); and Wilbur Harris, from West Torrens (SANFL).
- ^ Launceston Keen, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Friday, 4 July 1941), p. 8
- ^ Davies to Lead Deloraine, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Tuesday, 6 April 1948), p. 7
External links
- Frank Davies's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Frank Davies at AustralianFootball.com
