Merv Dudley Explained

Merv Dudley
Fullname:	Mervyn William Dudley
Birth Date:	31 May 1917
Birth Place:	Wunghnu, Victoria
Originalteam:	Numurkah, Wagga Wagga
Height:	189 cm
Weight:	83 kg
Statsend:	1945
Years1:	1940
Games Goals1:	3 (7)
Years2:	1943–45
Games Goals2:	30 (10)
Games Goalstotal:	33 (17)

Mervyn William Dudley (31 May 1917 – 22 April 2013) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne^[1] and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Dudley returned to the Numurkah Football Club as captain / coach in 1946 and won the 1946 Murray Football League best and fairest award, the O'Dwyer Medal.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1940 - Merv Dudley at South Melbourne . Trove Newspapers . Weekly Times . 20 July 2020 . 20 April 1940. 56.
2. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 240.
3. News: 1946 - Best & Fairest Player . 6 June 2020 . Cobram Courier . 9 August 1946. 4.