Alby Dunn

Albert John Dunn (27 November 1941 – 21 August 2009[2]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.

Alby Dunn
Personal information
Full name Albert John Dunn
Date of birth 27 November 1941
Date of death 21 August 2009(2009-08-21) (aged 67)
Place of death Benowa, Queensland[1]
Original team(s) South Melbourne Districts
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1960–62, 1966 South Melbourne 31 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1966.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dunn was a local player at South Melbourne Districts when recruited into the South Melbourne team.

After sporadic appearances in the seniors over three seasons, Dunn went and played with Corowa and won the Ovens and Murray Football League's best and fairest award, the Morris Medal in 1965, before returning to South Melbourne to play in 1966.

He finished his career at Launceston and took home the Hec Smith Memorial Medal in 1968, as the 'best and fairest' player in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association. The following season, Dunn represented Tasmania in the Adelaide Carnival.

References
  1. "Herald Sun Tributes".
  2. Lovett, Michael (ed.). AFL Record Season Guide 2010. p. 948. ISBN 978-0-9806274-5-9.
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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