Frank Donnellan | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | James Francis Donnellan | ||
Date of birth | 17 November 1907 | ||
Place of birth | Clifton Hill, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 5 July 1994 | (aged 86)||
Place of death | Victoria, Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Xavier College | ||
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1926 | Hawthorn | 3 (2) | |
1927; 1931–32 | North Melbourne | 18 | (8)|
1933–34 | Fitzroy | 36 | (0)|
Total | 57 (10) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
James Francis Donnellan (17 November 1907 – 5 July 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn, North Melbourne and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
The son of James Francis Donnellan and Margaret Ann Fitzgerald, Frank Donnellan was educated at Xavier College in Kew and was a prominent player in their 1924 premiership side. [2]
Donnellan trialled with Essendon in 1925 [3] but joined Hawthorn in 1926, making his debut at full-forward in their 141-point loss to Melbourne [4] and making two other appearances before being dropped to the reserves.
Having been released by Hawthorn at the commencement of the 1927 VFL season, [5] Donnellan played with Thornbury in the C.Y.M.S. Association and then moved to North Melbourne [6] and made a solitary appearance late in the season. During the next few years Donnellan did not play VFL football, again playing with Thornbury, [7] but he resumed with North Melbourne halfway through the 1931 VFL season and made 17 consecutive appearances in the team. During this run of games he changed position from being a key forward to playing at full-back.
At the start of the 1933 VFL season, Donnellan transferred to Fitzroy [8] and he played as full-back in every game for the next two seasons before his retirement.
In 1935 Frank Donnellan married Jane Elizabeth O’Connell [9] and they lived in Melbourne until his death in 1994. Donnellan is buried at the Andersons Creek Cemetery in Warrandyte. [10]
Frank Donnellan | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | James Francis Donnellan | ||
Date of birth | 17 November 1907 | ||
Place of birth | Clifton Hill, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 5 July 1994 | (aged 86)||
Place of death | Victoria, Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Xavier College | ||
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1926 | Hawthorn | 3 (2) | |
1927; 1931–32 | North Melbourne | 18 | (8)|
1933–34 | Fitzroy | 36 | (0)|
Total | 57 (10) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
James Francis Donnellan (17 November 1907 – 5 July 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn, North Melbourne and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
The son of James Francis Donnellan and Margaret Ann Fitzgerald, Frank Donnellan was educated at Xavier College in Kew and was a prominent player in their 1924 premiership side. [2]
Donnellan trialled with Essendon in 1925 [3] but joined Hawthorn in 1926, making his debut at full-forward in their 141-point loss to Melbourne [4] and making two other appearances before being dropped to the reserves.
Having been released by Hawthorn at the commencement of the 1927 VFL season, [5] Donnellan played with Thornbury in the C.Y.M.S. Association and then moved to North Melbourne [6] and made a solitary appearance late in the season. During the next few years Donnellan did not play VFL football, again playing with Thornbury, [7] but he resumed with North Melbourne halfway through the 1931 VFL season and made 17 consecutive appearances in the team. During this run of games he changed position from being a key forward to playing at full-back.
At the start of the 1933 VFL season, Donnellan transferred to Fitzroy [8] and he played as full-back in every game for the next two seasons before his retirement.
In 1935 Frank Donnellan married Jane Elizabeth O’Connell [9] and they lived in Melbourne until his death in 1994. Donnellan is buried at the Andersons Creek Cemetery in Warrandyte. [10]