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Frank Gill (Australian footballer)

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Frank Gill
Personal information
Full name Francis Gill
Date of birth (1908-12-10)10 December 1908
Place of birth Casterton, Victoria
Date of death 23 June 1970(1970-06-23) (aged 61)
Place of death Parkville, Victoria
Original team(s) Nhill
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1929–1942 Carlton 205 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Frank Gill (10 December 1908 – 23 June 1970)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL. He is a member of the Carlton Hall of Fame.

Gill was a full back and was one of the longest kickers of the ball in his time. He represented Victoria in 1932 and captained Carlton the following season. He was a premiership player with Carlton in 1938; in a memorable grand final performance, he struggled early at full back against prolific Collingwood full forward Ron Todd, conceding two early goals from free kicks; but was lauded for later dominating a rotation through the rucks during which Carlton kicked four goals in five minutes before half time.[2]

In 1939 he won Carlton's best and fairest..

References

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  1. ^ "Frank Gill - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Huge crows sees Carlton's triumph". The Sporting Globe. Melbourne, VIC. 24 September 1938. p. 1.
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