Tom Arklay
Tom Arklay | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 26 March 1914 | ||
Date of death | 11 January 2002 | (aged 87)||
Original team(s) | North Geelong | ||
Height / weight | 179 cm / 83 kg | ||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Tom Arklay (26 March 1914 – 11 January 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Career
A Geelong local, Arklay made his senior debut 1933. He was a tough and physical player, mostly used on the half back flank and also as a ruck rover. In both 1938 and 1940 he won Geelong's best and fairest and was a premiership player in 1937.[2]
Arklay left the club after the 1941 VFL season which he had spent as captain. In 1944 however he made a comeback, as captain-coach before retiring at the season's end.[1]
References
- ^ a b John Devaney. "Tom Arklay". AustralianFootball.com/. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ Johnson Leung. "Ratten replaces Bradley as Blues captain". afana. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
External links
- Tom Arklay's playing statistics from AFL Tables