Frank Aked, Sr.

Frank Aked
Personal information
Date of birth25 November 1902
Date of death28 January 1993 (aged 90)
Original teamPreston
DebutRound 10, 1925, Footscray
v. Collingwood, at Western Oval
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1925–1932
1933
Total		Footscray
Hawthorn		108 (59)
8 (2)
116 (61)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1933 season.

Frank "Dolly" Aked (25 November 1902 – 28 January 1993) 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 Victorian Football League in 1925. He was recruited from Preston as a ruckman and played mostly in that position for the majority of his career. His son Frank Aked, Jr. also played four games for Footscray in the 1950s. 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.

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