Syd Dineen

Syd Dineen
Personal information
Full name Sydney Alfred Dineen[1]
Date of birth 7 November 1914
Place of birth Greensborough, Victoria
Original team Preston
Height/Weight 174 cm / 74 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1935-1937 South Melbourne 28 (26)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1937 season .

Syd Dineen (born 7 November 1914) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Dineen came from Preston originally and played three seasons for South Melbourne.[2] He was on a half forward flank in the 1936 VFL Grand Final, which South Melbourne lost to Collingwood.[3]

His younger brother, Ken, also played for South Melbourne.[4]

References

  1. ^ "WW2 Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=A&VeteranID=601193. 
  2. ^ The Argus,"S. Dineen Still Included", 15 April 1935, p. 14
  3. ^ AFL Tables: Syd Dineen
  4. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.