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Dudley Probyn
Personal information
Full name Dudley Charles Probyn
Date of birth (1912-10-01)1 October 1912
Place of birth Mt Korong, Victoria
Date of death 13 December 2005(2005-12-13) (aged 93)
Original team(s) South Sydney
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1938–1941 Prahran (VFA) 65 (79)
1942 St Kilda 09 (18)
1945–1946 Wodonga (O&M) ? (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dudley Charles "Doug" Probyn (1 October 1912 – 13 December 2005) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Probyn was recruited to St. Kilda via Prahan FC after playing in their 1940 VFA grand final loss to Port Melbourne.[2]

Probyn coached the Wodonga Football Club in 1945, winning the club best and fairest award [3] and also the Border Football Association best and fairest award, The Border Mail Medal in 1945.[4]

In 1948, Probyn was captain-coach of the Wodonga Rovers FC in the Chiltern & District Football Association and finished 5th in the Huggins Medal with 11 votes[5], with the team finishing third after losing the preliminary final.

Probyn then won the 1949 - K J Azzi Medal in the Hume Football League when playing the Brocklesby Football Club.[6] Probyn was their premiership captain-coach in 1950 and played with Brocklesby up until 1951.[7]

Probyn also won the Benalla & District Football League's best and fairest award as captain of the Tolmie Football Club in 1952.[8]

Probyn played with Milawa in the Ovens & King Football League in 1953, kicking 17 goals for the season.

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 722. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "1940 - VFA Grand Final". The Argus. 4 October 1940. p. 16. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ "1945 - Wodonga Footballer's Banquet". Trove Newspapers. Wodonga and Towong Senitel. 12 October 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ^ "1945 - Border FA - Best & Fairest". Trove Newspapers. Border Morning Mail. 1 October 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  5. ^ "1948 - SHARMAN BEST-FAIREST IN C. & D. LEAGUE". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 18 August 1948. p. 11. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  6. ^ "1949 - Hume FL - Azzi Medal". Hume FNL. Hume FNL. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  7. ^ "1951 - Has been a footballer for 22 years". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 15 June 1951. p. 15. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  8. ^ "1952 - Council Has Done Nothing For Football" Cr. Hill". Benalla Ensign. 25 September 1952. p. 1. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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