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Frank Asling
Personal information
Full name Leslie Frank Asling
Date of birth (1912-03-07)7 March 1912
Place of birth Berwick, Victoria
Date of death 16 August 1990(1990-08-16) (aged 78)
Place of death Narre Warren, Victoria
Original team(s) Belgrave
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1934 Collingwood 05 (1)
1935 Essendon 07 (0)
1936 Hawthorn 02 (1)
Total 14 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leslie Frank Asling (7 March 1912 – 16 August 1990) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood, Essendon and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Asling attended Dandenong High School[2] and initially played football for Berwick, where he was halfback and follower.[3] He transferred to Belgrave in 1932[4] and then in the 1934 season played four games for the Collingwood seconds before being promoted to the seniors where he played five games that year.[5] After failing to make Collingwood's list in 1935, Asling moved to Essendon and made seven appearances for them that year.[6] After again failing to make a list in his second year, in 1936 Asling transferred to Hawthorn[7] where he made two senior appearances. In 1937 he returned to Belgrave.[8]

Asling served in both the Australian Army[9] and the Royal Australian Air Force[10] during World War II.

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "Dandenong High School: Speech Night". The Dandenong Journal. Vol. 66, no. 52. Victoria, Australia. 25 December 1930. p. 2.
  3. ^ "BERWICK RECOVER". Weekly Times. No. 3, 280. Victoria, Australia. 9 August 1930. p. 66.
  4. ^ "ALBURY CLUBS DISAGREE OVER VISIT OF CITY TEAMS". The Age. No. 24, 157. Victoria, Australia. 13 September 1932. p. 10.
  5. ^ "FLEDGLING OF PROMISE". Sporting Globe. No. 1, 241. Victoria, Australia. 23 June 1934. p. 7.
  6. ^ "Essendon's Best Team". The Argus. No. 27, 698. Victoria, Australia. 29 May 1935. p. 11.
  7. ^ "ESSENDON PLAYERS FOR OTHER CLUBS". The Herald. No. 18, 355. Victoria, Australia. 13 March 1936. p. 18.
  8. ^ "HAWTHORN". The Age. No. 25, 588. Victoria, Australia. 21 April 1937. p. 23.
  9. ^ "World War II Roll: Leslie Frank Asling". Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  10. ^ "World War II Roll: Leslie Frank Asling". Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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