Tommy Kinman Explained

Tommy Kinman
Fullname:	Thomas Samuel Kinman
Birth Date:	13 July 1875
Birth Place:	Melbourne, Victoria
Originalteam:	Cumberland
Statsend:	1903
Years1:	1898
Club1:	Carlton (VFL)
Games Goals1:	1 (1)
Years2:	1899, 1901-2
Club2:	North Melbourne (VFA)
Games Goals2:	22 (24)
Years3:	1903
Club3:	Preston (VFA)

Tommy Kinman (13 July 1875 – 22 November 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of Richard Kinman (1844-1921),^[2] and Sophia Kinman (1849-1909), née Haselam,^[3] Thomas Samuel Kinman was born in Melbourne, Victoria on 13 July 1875.^[4]

He married Catherine McIlwaine (1878–1948), at St Peter's Church, Eastern Hill, on 12 July 1905.^[5] They had three children; one of whom died as an infant.

Football

Carlton (VFL)

He played in two matches for the Carlton First XVII, at full-forward: against Geelong, at Princes Park, on 28 May 1898 (he kicked one goal),^{[6] [7]} and against Collingwood, at Victoria Park, on 4 June 1898, in which Carlton's 6 behinds to Collingwood's 6 goals 12 behinds, represents Carlton's lowest-ever score on record.^{[8] [9]}

On 21 June 1898, he was cleared from Carlton to the West Melbourne Football Club.^[10]

North Melbourne (VFA)

He played in 22 games, scoring 24 goals, for the North Melbourne Football Club in the VFA over three seasons: 1899, 1901, and 1902.

Preston (VFA)

On 1 July 1903 he was cleared from North Melbourne to the Preston Football Club.^{[11] [12]}

Boxing

On 15 October 1895 he fought the (undefeated) bantamweight champion, Michael "Micko" Walsh,^[13] and lost, in the fifth round, by a knockout.^[14]

Death

He died at his residence in East Brunswick, Victoria on 22 November 1941.^[15]

References

• Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2009 . 8th . 978-1-921496-00-4 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.

External links

• • • Tommy Kinman's profile at Blueseum.
• Tom Kinman profile at The VFA Project.

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Main (2009), p. 456.
2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204260864 Deaths: Kinman, The Age, (Wednesday, 9 November 1921), p. 1.
3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196123329 Deaths: Kinman, The Age, (Saturday, 3 April 1909), p. 5.
4. Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration No.17777/1875.
5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206895175 Deaths: Kinman, The Age, (Monday, 19 July 1948), p. 2.
6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9835936 Exciting Finish at Carlton, The Argus, (Monday, 30 May 1898), p. 6.
7. https://www.blueseum.org/Round+4%2C+1898 Round 4, 1898, Blueseum.
8. https://www.blueseum.org/Round+5%2C+1898 Round 5, 1898, Blueseum.
9. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9837805 A Rough Game at Fitzroy, The Argus, (Monday, 13 June 1898), p. 7.
10. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9839176 Football, The Argus, (Wednesday, 22 June 1898), p. 6.
11. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197224622 Football, The Age, (Thursday, 2 July 1903), p. 8.
12. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article246096815 Preston v. Williamstown: The Teams, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 18 July 1903), p.4.
13. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63837519 Fighting for Life: Boxer on Sick Bed: Former Ring Idol, The (Adelaide) Mail, (Saturday, 19 April 1930), p. 3.
14. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article227710714 Last Night at Tattersall's: Lindsay Gets Verdict over Cossan, While Walsh Outs Kinman, The Sportsman, (Tuesday, 15 October 1895), p. 2.
15. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article209807591 Deaths: Kinman, The Age, (Monday, 24 November 1941), p. 1.