Dick Mullaly Explained
Richard Thomas Mullaly (19 June 1892 – 11 June 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of William Patrick Mullaly (-1936),[1] and Emma Mullaly, née Dillon, he was born on 19 June 1892. He married Gertrude Sarah Black (1893-1919) in 1916.[2] They had a daughter, Catherine Marie (1918-).[3]
He married, for a second time, on 28 November 1925. His second wife was Anne Elizabeth Finn (1900-1990).[4] [5] Their son, Paul Richard Mullaly, Q.C., B.A., LL.B,. Dip.Theol., was a judge of the Victorian County Court from 1979 to 2001.[6]
Football
Recruited locally from Leopold, Mullaly played mainly as a centreman during his time at South Melbourne.[7] He participated in South Melbourne's 1912 and 1914 VFL Grand Final losses.[8]
Mullaly continued to serve South Melbourne after his retirement in the role of Club Secretary, a position he held for 12 years[9] [10] — with the collection of players recruited from interstate in 1932/1933 becoming known as South Melbourne's "Foreign Legion".[11] He was awarded life membership in 1940.[12]
He was also a selector for the Victorian interstate team and helped pick the side which competed in the 1933 Sydney Carnival.
Death
Dick Mullaly died on 11 June 1971.[13]
References
Notes and References
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164478194 Mr. Wm. Patrick Mullaly, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 19 December 1936), p.4.
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1457806 Deaths: Mullaly, The Argus, (Wednesday, 16 April 1919), p.1.
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1640419 Births: Mullaly, The Argus, (Monday, 18 February 1918), p.1
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164442948 Orange Blossoms" Mullaly—Finn, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 5 December 1925), p.5
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164465848 Death of Mr. Mullaly's Father-in-Law, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 20 May 1933), p.1
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206391474 They Received Degrees: Bachelor of Laws, The Age, (Monday, 9 April 1951), p.9
- Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
- http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/D/Dick_Mullaly.html AFL Tables: Dick Mullaly
- The Argus,"Mr. Mullaly To Resign", 30 November 1939, p. 12
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164484660 S.M.F.C. Secretary to Retire, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 2 December 1939), p.1.
- 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).
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164979010 First Ballotless Meeting in Quarter-Century, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 14 December 1940), p.2.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3uBUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qZADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5788%2C2785272 Deaths; Mullaly, The Age, (Monday, 14 June 1971), p.12.
