Frank Scully | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Francis Leo Scully | ||
Date of birth | 28 October 1899 | ||
Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 5 May 1980 | (aged 80)||
Place of death | North Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Windsor | ||
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1924–1927 | St Kilda | 41 (42) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Francis Leo Scully (28 October 1899 – 5 May 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
Scully enlisted to serve in the Australian Army in May 1918, completing training at Broadmeadows and, having embarked from Sydney on 5 November 1918, was on his way to Europe when the Armistice with Germany was signed that brought an end to fighting in Europe. [2]
Scully, a recruit from Windsor, started his St Kilda career in the 1924 VFL season. Debuting in round five, Scully was a regular fixture in the team for the rest of the year and won St Kilda's "best first-year player" award for his performances in 12 games. [3] [4] In round 17 he was reported for striking Essendon player Charlie May, for which he was suspended for five games. [5]
He did not return the following season until round six and kicked three goals in his first game back, against Essendon. [3] [6] He played every game except the final two rounds, due to a shoulder injury. [3] [7]
His 1926 season was interrupted by an eight-week suspension, incurred for an incident in St Kilda's round two loss to Geelong at Junction Oval. [8] The incident happened after Scully received a free kick for having his arm pulled by Geelong's Ken Leahy. [9] According to the field umpire's account, Scully punched the ball away following the free kick, which struck Leahy in the face. [9] [10] The pair then exchanged blows and had to be separated by the boundary umpire. [9] As Leahy was the first to strike, Scully's suspension was for "retaliation". [9] The tribunal chairman believed Leahy was the aggressor, but as Scully was also charged with striking they could not take provocation into account. [9] [11] Leahy was also suspended for eight weeks. [11]
A return to football was further delayed by a court case, relating to the theft of a motor vehicle tyre from the property of St Kilda vice president John Beddison. [12] Scully pleaded guilty to the charge and was committed for trial in August, along with four other men, two of them his brothers. [12] On the night in question, the men had dinner at the Duke of Edinburgh Hotel in St Kilda, which was managed by Beddison. [13] Soon after 8 pm, the men left in a taxi and Beddison noticed that the tyre was missing from his car outside the hotel. [13] Prosecutors alleged that Scully had taken the tyre, which he dropped off at a local motor garage during the taxi ride. [14] The judge asked the jury to take into consideration that Scully was intoxicated and the jury returned a not guilty verdict. [14] He played in three of the final four rounds of the season. [3]
In 1927, Scully played 14 games for St Kilda and kicked 18 goals. [15] The following year he left to coach Penshurst. [16] [17]
Frank Scully | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Francis Leo Scully | ||
Date of birth | 28 October 1899 | ||
Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 5 May 1980 | (aged 80)||
Place of death | North Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Windsor | ||
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1924–1927 | St Kilda | 41 (42) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Francis Leo Scully (28 October 1899 – 5 May 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
Scully enlisted to serve in the Australian Army in May 1918, completing training at Broadmeadows and, having embarked from Sydney on 5 November 1918, was on his way to Europe when the Armistice with Germany was signed that brought an end to fighting in Europe. [2]
Scully, a recruit from Windsor, started his St Kilda career in the 1924 VFL season. Debuting in round five, Scully was a regular fixture in the team for the rest of the year and won St Kilda's "best first-year player" award for his performances in 12 games. [3] [4] In round 17 he was reported for striking Essendon player Charlie May, for which he was suspended for five games. [5]
He did not return the following season until round six and kicked three goals in his first game back, against Essendon. [3] [6] He played every game except the final two rounds, due to a shoulder injury. [3] [7]
His 1926 season was interrupted by an eight-week suspension, incurred for an incident in St Kilda's round two loss to Geelong at Junction Oval. [8] The incident happened after Scully received a free kick for having his arm pulled by Geelong's Ken Leahy. [9] According to the field umpire's account, Scully punched the ball away following the free kick, which struck Leahy in the face. [9] [10] The pair then exchanged blows and had to be separated by the boundary umpire. [9] As Leahy was the first to strike, Scully's suspension was for "retaliation". [9] The tribunal chairman believed Leahy was the aggressor, but as Scully was also charged with striking they could not take provocation into account. [9] [11] Leahy was also suspended for eight weeks. [11]
A return to football was further delayed by a court case, relating to the theft of a motor vehicle tyre from the property of St Kilda vice president John Beddison. [12] Scully pleaded guilty to the charge and was committed for trial in August, along with four other men, two of them his brothers. [12] On the night in question, the men had dinner at the Duke of Edinburgh Hotel in St Kilda, which was managed by Beddison. [13] Soon after 8 pm, the men left in a taxi and Beddison noticed that the tyre was missing from his car outside the hotel. [13] Prosecutors alleged that Scully had taken the tyre, which he dropped off at a local motor garage during the taxi ride. [14] The judge asked the jury to take into consideration that Scully was intoxicated and the jury returned a not guilty verdict. [14] He played in three of the final four rounds of the season. [3]
In 1927, Scully played 14 games for St Kilda and kicked 18 goals. [15] The following year he left to coach Penshurst. [16] [17]