Tom Arklay

Infobox afl player | firstname = Tom
lastname = Arklay




birthdate = birth date|1914|3|26|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = North Geelong
heightweight = 179 cm / 83 kg
dead = yes
deathdate = death date and age|2002|1|11|1914|3|26|df=y
deathplace =
debutdate = 1933
debutteam = Geelong
debutopponent =
debutstadium =
playingteams = Geelong (1933-41) (1944)
* 137 games, 45 goals
coach =
coachingteams =
statsend = 1944
careerhighlights =

Tom Arklay (26 March 1914 – 11 January 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the VFL.

A Geelong local, Arklay made his debut for their VFL club in 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.He left the club after the 1941 season which he had spent as captain. In 1944 however he made a comeback, as captain-coach before retiring at the season's end.

External links

*AflRleague|ref=T/Tom_Arklay.html
* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/a.htm#Tom%20Arklay%20(Geelong) Fullpointsfooty profile]
* [http://www.afana.com/netpaper/feb24-52768.html Obituary]