Frank Dunne (footballer)

Frank Dunne

Personal information
Full name	Francis Charlton Dunne
Nickname(s)	Diver
Date of birth	(1875-08-13)13 August 1875
Date of death	16 February 1937(1937-02-16) (aged 61)
Place of death	Forestville, South Australia
Original team(s)	St Kilda
Position(s)	Ruck
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1905	St Kilda	1 (1)
1906–1908	South Fremantle	44 (10)
1909–1913	Sturt	54 (27)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
Career highlights
Representative for Western Australia 1908 South Australia 1911
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Frank 'Diver' Dunne (13 August 1875 – 16 February 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL), South Fremantle in the West Australian Football Association (WAFA) and Sturt in the South Australian Football League (SAFL).^[1]

During his time at South Fremantle and Sturt he was considered one of the best ruck shepherds in the game, and represented Western Australia at the 1908 Melbourne Carnival and South Australia at the 1911 Adelaide Carnival.^[2]

References

↑ Lysikatos, John (2015). We Are Sturt - Vol.1 1901-1944 (First ed.). Mile End, South Australia: Newstyle Printing. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-9943026-0-1.
↑ "Death of Diver Dunne". The News. XXVIII, (4,235). South Australia. 17 February 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 25 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

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"Fremantle Footballers. Their Play and Methods. No 5. Diver Dunne". The Empire. I, (12). Western Australia. 3 August 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 25 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

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