Fred Davies
Personal information
Full name Frederick James Davies
Nickname(s) Mulga
Date of birth 14 August 1921
Place of birth Seaford, Victoria
Date of death 13 August 1961(1961-08-13) (aged 39)
Original team(s) Seaford
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1941, 1946–52 Carlton 125 (137)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Frederick James "Mulga" Davies (14 August 1921 – 13 August 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of William Phillip Davies (1884–1983), and Marian Davies (1885–1963), née Thompson,[1] Frederick James Davies was born at Seaford, Victoria on 14 August 1921.

He married Joan Mason in 1948, and was the father of the famous Tasmanian dual Olympic basketballer Ian Davies (1956–2013).

Football

Davies played as both a follower and key position forward.

Carlton

Cleared to Carlton from Seaford Football Club in April 1941,[2] he made his senior debut for Carlton on 2 August 1941, in the Round 14 match against Hawthorn;[3] and, having enlisted in the Second AIF, he did not play again until he returned from overseas service in 1946.[4] He kicked four goals in the 1947 VFL Grand Final, in which Carlton defeated Essendon by a point.

In 1949 he played for Victoria against New South Wales.[5]

Longford

Fred Davies was appointed captain-coach of Longford Football Club in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) in 1953.[6][7]

He played in 105 games as Lonford's playin-coach from 1953 to 1960. Longford won the competition's premiership in 1955, 1957, and 1958 and, also, won the Tasmanian State Premiership in 1957.

"[Davies'] importance in the history of the Longford Football Club was emphasised when he was selected as captain-coach and first ruckman in the club's official 'Team of the Century'."[8]

Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame

In 2010 he was inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.[9]

Military service

He enlisted in the Second AIF on 11 October 1941, served overseas, and was formally discharged on 18 July 1946.

Death

He died at his Seaford home on 13 August 1961, the eve of his fortieth birthday.[10]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cowley, D., "William Phillip Davies: A True Aussie Character", On Track, No.138, (February—April 2008), pp.4–5.
  2. ↑ Veterans Cleared, The Age, (24 April 1941), p.4.
  3. ↑ "WIN FOR BLUES IN POOR GAME". Sporting Globe. No. 1995. Victoria, Australia. 2 August 1941. p. 3 (Edition2). Retrieved 17 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "GRIEVE BACK AT CARLTON Ruck Division Strong". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 31, 063. Victoria, Australia. 22 March 1946. p. 16. Retrieved 17 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ Brown, Alf, "Victorians in Runaway Win in Sydney", The Herald, (Saturday, 16 July 1949), p.17; Victoria has Hollow Victory in Sydney, The Argus, (Monday, 18 July 1949), p.17.
  6. ↑ Half-Back, "Davies Accepts Longford Offer", The (Launceston) Examiner, (Monday, 24 November 1952), p.16.
  7. ↑ "DAVIES TO COACH LONGFORD". The Mercury. Vol. CLXXII, no. 25, 593. Tasmania, Australia. 31 December 1952. p. 16. Retrieved 17 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ Fred Davies, australianfootball.com.
  9. ↑ Inductees: 235.Fred Davies, Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.
  10. ↑ Deaths: Davies, The Age, (Monday, 14 August 1961), p.14.

References

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