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Dudley Probyn
Australian rules footballer, born 1912 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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