Sydney Alfred Dineen (7 November 1914 – 10 November 1989)[2][3] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Syd Dineen | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Sydney Alfred Dineen[1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 November 1914 | ||
Place of birth | Greensborough, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 10 November 1989 | (aged 75)||
Original team(s) | Preston | ||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1935–1937 | South Melbourne | 28 (26) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Dineen originally came from Preston and played three seasons for South Melbourne.[4] He was on a half-forward flank in the 1936 VFL Grand Final, which South Melbourne lost to Collingwood.[5]
His younger brother, Ken, also played for South Melbourne.[6]
References
edit- ^ "WW2 Nominal Roll". Government of Australia.
- ^ "Genealogy". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "Syd Dineen - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ The Argus,"S. Dineen Still Included", 15 April 1935, p. 14
- ^ "AFL Tables: Syd Dineen". afltables.com.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.