Dudley Charles "Doug" Probyn (1 October 1912 – 13 December 2005) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Dudley Probyn | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Dudley Charles Probyn | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Mt Korong, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 13 December 2005 (aged 93) | ||
| Original team(s) | South Sydney | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1938–1941 | Prahran (VFA) | 65 (79) | |
| 1942 | St Kilda | 9 (18) | |
| 1945–1946 | Wodonga (O&M) | ? (14) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Probyn was recruited to St. Kilda via Prahan FC after playing in their 1940 VFA grand final loss to Port Melbourne.[2]
Probyn coached the Wodonga Football Club in 1945, winning the club best and fairest award [3] and also the Border Football Association best and fairest award, The Border Mail Medal in 1945.[4]
In 1948, Probyn was captain-coach of the Wodonga Rovers FC in the Chiltern & District Football Association and finished 5th in the Huggins Medal with 11 votes[5], with the team finishing third after losing the preliminary final.
Probyn then won the 1949 - K J Azzi Medal in the Hume Football League when playing the Brocklesby Football Club.[6] Probyn was their premiership captain-coach in 1950 and played with Brocklesby up until 1951.[7]
Probyn also won the Benalla & District Football League's best and fairest award as captain of the Tolmie Football Club in 1952.[8]
Probyn played with Milawa in the Ovens & King Football League in 1953, kicking 17 goals for the season.
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. 722. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1940 - VFA Grand Final". The Argus. 4 October 1940. p. 16. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "1945 - Wodonga Footballer's Banquet". Trove Newspapers. Wodonga and Towong Senitel. 12 October 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "1945 - Border FA - Best & Fairest". Trove Newspapers. Border Morning Mail. 1 October 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "1948 - SHARMAN BEST-FAIREST IN C. & D. LEAGUE". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 18 August 1948. p. 11. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "1949 - Hume FL - Azzi Medal". Hume FNL. Hume FNL. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "1951 - Has been a footballer for 22 years". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 15 June 1951. p. 15. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "1952 - Council Has Done Nothing For Football" Cr. Hill". Benalla Ensign. 25 September 1952. p. 1. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
External links
edit- Dudley Probyn's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Dudley Probyn's playing statistics from The VFA Project
- Dudley Probyn at AustralianFootball.com
- 1945 - Wodonga Football Club - Team Photo
- 1945 - Mangoplah & Wodonga FC team photos
- 1946 - Wodonga FC & Wangaratta FC team photos
- 1949 - Hume Football League Best & Fairest - Azzi Medalist: Doug Probyn
- 1950 - Hume FL Premiers: Brocklesby FC team photo
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