Australian rules footballer, born 1914
Australian rules footballer
Tom Arklay (26 March 1914 – 11 January 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Career
A Geelong local, Arklay made his senior debut 1933. He was a tough and physical player, mostly used on the half back flank and also as a ruck rover. In both 1938 and 1940 he won Geelong's best and fairest and was a premiership player in 1937.[2]
Arklay left the club after the 1941 VFL season which he had spent as captain. In 1944 however he made a comeback, as captain-coach before retiring at the season's end.
Arklay later coached in rural Victoria for a number of years at - Casterton, Lascelles, Warracknabeal, Woomelang-Lascelles and King Valley,[3] winning four premierships during that time - Casterton - 1945, Lascelles - 1946[4][5] and 1949[6] and Warracknabeal in 1947.[7]
Arklay was still playing club and representative football in 1951 for Woomelang-Lascelles in the Southern Mallee Football League.[8]
References
- ^ Johnson Leung. "Ratten replaces Bradley as Blues captain". afana. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ "1955 - Cats "Coach" for KV". Wangaratta Chronicle. Wangaratta Chronicle. 26 March 1955. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "1946 - Country Sports Results (Football)". Trove Newspapers. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic). 9 September 1946. p. 14. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Warracknabeal secures a coach". The Horsham Times (Vic). 4 March 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Stawell has easy win. (Southern Mallee League)". Trove Newspapers. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic). 5 September 1949. p. 12. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "1947 - 10,000 Crowd Sees Warracknabeal's Premiership Win". Trove Newspapers. The Horsham Times (Vic). 23 September 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Win Over S. Mallee". Trove Newspapers. The Horsham Times (Vic). 13 June 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
External links
- Tom Arklay's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Tom Arklay's coaching statistics from AFL Tables
