Australian rules footballer
| Dudley Probyn | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Dudley Charles Probyn | ||
| Date of birth | (1912-10-01)1 October 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Mt Korong, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 13 December 2005(2005-12-13) (aged 93) | ||
| Original team(s) | South Sydney | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1938–1941 | Prahran (VFA) | 65 (79) | |
| 1942 | St Kilda | 09 (18) | |
| 1945–1946 | Wodonga (O&M) | ? (14) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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).
Probyn was recruited to St. Kilda via Prahan FC after playing in their 1940 VFA grand final loss to Port Melbourne.
Probyn coached the Wodonga Football Club in 1945, winning the club best and fairest award and also the Border Football Association best and fairest award, The Border Mail Medal in 1945.
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, 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. Probyn was their premiership captain-coach in 1950 and played with Brocklesby up until 1951.
Probyn also won the Benalla & District Football League's best and fairest award as captain of the Tolmie Football Club in 1952.
Probyn played with Milawa in the Ovens & King Football League in 1953, kicking 17 goals for the season.
Notes
- 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
- 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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