Frank Aked, Sr.

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**Frank Aked**
Personal information
Birth	25 November 1902(1902-11-25),
Recruited from	Preston
Death	?, ?
Playing career¹
Debut	R10, 1925, Footscray (now Western Bulldogs) vs. Collingwood, at Western Oval
Team(s)	Western Bulldogs (1925-1932) 108 games, 57 goals Hawthorn (1933) 8 games, 2 goals
Coaching career¹
Team(s)	Footscray reserves
¹ Statistics to end of 1933 season
Career highlights
A member of the Footscray team that entered the competition in 1925. Coached the Footscray reserves to their first finals appearance after he retired as a player.

Frank "Dolly" Aked (born 25 November 1902) was an Australian rules football player. He played with Footscray, now known as the Western Bulldogs, being a member of the inaugural team that entered the then VFL in 1925. He was recruited from Preston (VFA) as a ruckman and played mostly in that position for the majority of his career. His son Frank Aked, Jr. also played for Footscray in the 1950s (4 games). Aked senior's playing measurements were 183 cm and 86 kg, which would definitely not have him playing ruck in the modern era.

Holmesby and Main describe him as a "good mark and wonderful trier". He played one season for Hawthorn in 1933 before returning to Footscray to coach the reserves, taking them to their first ever finals appearance (being also the club's first in the VFL at any level). He was a trainer with the senior team for many years and was a well known figure around the club for decades. He was the grandfather of Richmond and Collingwood player Allan Edwards, who played the final year of his career with Footscray in 1984.