Merv Dudley
Mervyn William Dudley (31 May 1917 – 22 April 2013) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne [1] and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
| Merv Dudley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mervyn William Dudley | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Wunghnu, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 22 April 2013 (aged 95) | ||
| Original team(s) | Numurkah, Wagga Wagga | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1940 | South Melbourne | 3 (7) | |
| 1943–45 | Footscray | 30 (10) | |
| Total | 33 (17) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Dudley returned to the Numurkah Football Club as captain / coach in 1946 and won the 1946 Murray Football League league best and fairest award, the O'Dwyer Medal.[3]
Notes
- "1940 - Merv Dudley at South Melbourne". Trove Newspapers. Weekly Times. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "1946 - Best & Fairest Player". Cobram Courier. 9 August 1946. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
External links
- Merv Dudley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Merv Dudley at AustralianFootball.com
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