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Dave Duff Personal information Full name David E. Duff Date of birth 15 June 1901 Original team Murrayville Height/Weight 175 cm / 73 kg Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1926 Melbourne 11 (26) 1 Playing statistics to end of 1926 season .David E. "Dave" Duff (born 15 June 1901) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Although he spent just one season at Melbourne, Duff was a member of a premiership team.[1] He kicked a season best seven goals against Hawthorn at Glenferrie Oval in round 18 and continued his form in the finals with three goals in both the semi final and preliminary final wins.[2] In the 1926 VFL Grand Final he was Melbourne's full-forward and managed two goals.[2]
Duff then became a prolific goal-kicker for Ballarat and in 1927, his first year, set a Ballarat Football League record tally of 113 goals. The record remained until 1953, when surpassed by Redan forward Bill Wells.[3] He also topped the league's goal-kicking in 1928 and 1929.
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b AFL Tables: Dave Duff
- ^ The Argus,"Bomber Still Bombing", 21 September 1953, p. 15
Melbourne Football Club 1926 VFL Premiers Melbourne 17.17 (119) defeated Collingwood 9.8 (62), at the Melbourne Cricket GroundCoach: ChadwickCategories:- 1901 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Melbourne Football Club players
- Ballarat Football Club players
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