Douglas Thomas Munro (7 February 1917 – 18 September 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Doug Munro | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Douglas Thomas Munro | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 18 September 1989 (aged 72) | ||
| Original team(s) |
Ascot Vale, Essendon Seconds | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1937 | Essendon | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Douglas Sutherland Bennett Munro (1892-1953),[2] and Julia Catherine Munro (1885-1980), née Herlihy, Douglas Thomas Munro was born at South Melbourne, Victoria on 7 February 1917.
He married Edna Elsie Wilson (1909-2000) in 1939.
Football
editEssendon (VFL)
editHe was cleared from Ascot Vale to Essendon Seconds in 1935,[3] and was listed to train with the Essendon Second XVIII in April 1936.[4]
Injured at the beginning of the 1937 season, his only senior game for Essendon was in the final home-and-away match of the 1937 season, against South Melbourne, at the Lake Oval on 28 August 1937.[5][6]
Fitzroy (VFL)
editHe was cleared from Essendon to Fitzroy on 6 July 1939.[7]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.640.
- ^ Deaths: Munro, The Age, (Wednesday, 25 November 1953), p.13.
- ^ Second Eighteens, The Age, (Wednesday, 19 June 1935), p.9.
- ^ League News and Notes: Essendon Players Excel, The Argus, (Monday, 13 April 1936), p.7.
- ^ League Men in New Places: Essendon's Many Injured, The Argus, (Friday, 27 August 1937), p.17.
- ^ League Teams: South Melbourne v. Essendon, The Argus, (Friday, 27 August 1937), p.17.
- ^ Permits Granted, The Argus, (Thursday, 6 July 1939), p.21.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
External links
edit- Doug Munro's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Doug Munro at AustralianFootball.com
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