Dudley Probyn | |
Fullname: | Dudley Charles Probyn |
Birth Date: | 1 October 1912 |
Birth Place: | Mt Korong, Victoria |
Originalteam: | South Sydney |
Height: | 182 cm |
Weight: | 84 kg |
Statsend: | 1942 |
Years1: | 1938–1941 |
Club1: | Prahran (VFA) |
Years2: | 1942 |
Years3: | 1945–1946 |
Club3: | Wodonga (O&M) |
Games Goals3: | ? (14) |
Games Goals2: | 9 (18) |
Games Goals1: | 65 (79) |
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.