Frank Dunne (footballer) explained

Frank Dunne
Fullname:Francis Charlton Dunne
Nickname:Diver
Birth Date:13 August 1875
Birth Place:Kilmore, Victoria
Death Place:Forestville, South Australia
Originalteam:Albury, St Kilda
Position:Ruck
Statsend:1913
Years1:1905
Games Goals1:1 (1)
Years2:1906–1908
Club2:South Fremantle
Games Goals2:44 (10)
Years3:1909–1913
Club3:Sturt
Games Goals3:54 (27)
Careerhighlights:Representative for

Francis Charlton "Diver" Dunne (13 August 1875 – 16 February 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL), South Fremantle in the West Australian Football Association (WAFA) and Sturt in the South Australian Football League (SAFL).[1]

Family

The son of William Dunne (1833-1889),[2] [3] and Annie Theresa Dunne (1837-1896),[4] née Murphy, Francis Charlton Dunne was born in Kilmore, Victoria on 13 August 1875.

He married Matilda Bridget Fensling (1877-1960) in Albury in 1902.

Football

Dunne was recruited to St. Kilda from Albury in the Ovens and Murray Football League.[5]

During his time at South Fremantle and Sturt he was considered one of the best "ruck shepherds" in the game,[6] and represented Western Australia at the 1908 Melbourne Carnival and South Australia at the 1911 Adelaide Carnival.[7]

Death

He died at Forestville, South Australia on 16 February 1937.[8]

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Lysikatos (2015), p.46.
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204042925 A Man Lost in The Bush, The Ballarat Star, (Friday, 3 May 1889), p.2.
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197499540 Deaths: Dunne, The Age, (Thursday, 28 November 1889), p.1.
  4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article190607021 Deaths: Dunne, The Age, (Monday, 6 July 1896), p.1.
  5. Web site: Frank Dunne - Albury FC . NSW Football History . 5 September 2020.
  6. This unusual position is closest to what is known today as ruck rover. As one of Sturt's "Big Three" ruckmen, Cecil Wickens (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35772232), Vic Cumberland, and Frank Dunne (considered by many to be Sturt's best-ever ruck combination), Dunne's specific task — as Sturt's ruck shepherd — was "to shelter the brilliant Cumberland from knocks and interference" (Still in Uniform, The (Adelaide) News, (Thursday, 3 May 1928), p13).
  7. News: Death of Diver Dunne . . XXVIII . 4,235 . South Australia . 17 February 1937 . 25 February 2017 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74342938 Deaths: Dunne, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Wednesday, 17 February 1937), p.14.