Name Tom Arklay | Years Club Height/Weight 179 cm / 83 kg Died January 11, 2002 | |
Date of birth (1914-03-26)26 March 1914 Date of death 11 January 2002(2002-01-11) (aged 87) Role Australian Rules Footballer | ||
Tom Arklay (26 March 1914 – 11 January 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Career
A Geelong local, Arklay made his senior debut 1933. He was a tough and physical player, mostly used on the half back flank and also as a ruck rover. In both 1938 and 1940 he won Geelong's best and fairest and was a premiership player in 1937.
Arklay left the club after the 1941 VFL season which he had spent as captain. In 1944 however he made a comeback, as captain-coach before retiring at the season's end.
References
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