Frank McGrath (footballer)
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Frank McGrath | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Francis Gerard McGrath | ||
Date of birth | 22 August 1917 | ||
Place of birth | Lake Marmal, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 27 May 2008 | (aged 90)||
Original team(s) | Boort | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1944 | Melbourne | 2 (1) | |
1945 | Carlton | 8 (3) | |
Total | 10 (4) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Francis Gerard McGrath (22 August 1917 – 27 May 2008)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
McGrath, who managed eight games for the Blues in their 1945 premiership season, after a two-game stint with Melbourne, was the older brother of JP "Shane" McGrath, the former Melbourne captain and dual premiership full-back.
McGrath also served in both the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[3][4]
Notes
- ^ "Frank McGrath - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 545. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ "World War II Roll: Francis Gerard McGrath (Army)". Department of Veterans Affairs.
- ^ "World War II Roll: Francis Gerard McGrath (RAAF)". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links
- Frank McGrath's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Frank McGrath's profile at Blueseum
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