Arthur Pink (footballer)
Arthur Pink | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Arthur John Pink[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 November 1900 | ||
Place of birth | Beeac, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 5 June 1986 | (aged 85)||
Place of death | Geelong, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Newtown | ||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1923–1925 | Geelong | 34 (22) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Arthur John Pink (15 November 1900 – 5 June 1986)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]
Career
Pink, who was born in Beeac, went to Geelong High School and was recruited from the Newtown Football Club.[4][5][6]
A lightly built rover, Pink started his Geelong career in 1923 when he played 15 league games.[7] This included Geelong's semi final loss to Fitzroy, during which he received a knock to the head that left him temporarily unconscious.[8] He was given the award for Geelong's best junior player at the club awards that October.[9]
Pink appeared in all 16 games Geelong played in the 1924 VFL season.[7] Towards the end of the season he was a VFL representative at the Hobart Carnival and was named amongst the state's best players in a win over Western Australia, with four goals.[10] He polled three votes in the 1924 Brownlow Medal, which were enough to finish equal fifth.[11]
A knee injury sustained in the opening round of the 1925 season kept Pink out of the team until round 13, a win over Richmond.[7][12] The following week, against St Kilda at Junction Oval, Pink again injured his knee.[13] The club doctor gave Pink the unfortunate news that the knee cartilage was damaged so badly his football career was over.[14]
References
- ^ "Arthur John Pink". Billion Graves. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Arthur Pink – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Mild Stir Caused". Geelong Advertiser. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 19 January 1924. p. 5. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "N&CFNC Detailed History - Newtown & Chilwell". Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "Arthur Pink – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Rough Football". Geelong Advertiser. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 24 September 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Country News". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 26 October 1923. p. 6. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "A Carnival Classic – Victoria v WA, 1924". Australian Football. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "AFL Tables – 1924 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "North's Initial Success". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 4 May 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Geelong and District". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 25 August 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "A Thrilling Finish". The Age. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 24 August 1925. p. 15. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
External links
- Arthur Pink's playing statistics from AFL Tables