Donald Ian Dilks (20 May 1912 – 13 September 1981) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Don Dilks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Donald Ian Dilks | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1912 | ||
| Date of death | 13 September 1981 (aged 69) | ||
| Original team(s) | Spotswood Citizens | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1937–38 | Footscray | 6 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of John Ernest Dilks (1891-1922),[2] and Minnie Victoria Dilks (1893-1982), née Goding, Donald Ian Dilks was born on 20 May 1912.
He married Jean Elizabeth Deller (1913–2013), the sister of Williamstown footballers Eddie Deller and Reg Deller, in 1938.
Football edit
Recruited from Spotswood Citizens.
1937 Best First-Year Players edit
In September 1937, The Argus selected Dilks in its team of 1937's first-year players.[3]
| Best First-Year Players (1937) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Backs | Bernie Treweek (Fitzroy) |
Reg Henderson (Richmond) |
Lawrence Morgan (Fitzroy) |
| H/Backs | Gordon Waters (Hawthorn) |
Bill Cahill (Essendon) |
Eddie Morcom (North Melbourne) |
| Centre Line | Ted Buckley (Melbourne) |
George Bates (Richmond) |
Jack Kelly (St Kilda) |
| H/Forwards | Col Williamson (St Kilda) |
Ray Watts (Essendon) |
Don Dilks (Footscray) |
| Forwards | Lou Sleeth (Richmond) |
Sel Murray (North Melbourne) |
Charlie Pierce (Hawthorn) |
| Rucks/Rover | Reg Garvin (St Kilda) |
Sandy Patterson (South Melbourne) |
Des Fothergill (Collingwood) |
| Second Ruck | Lawrence Morgan | Col Williamson | Lou Sleeth |
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Deaths: Dilks, The Argus, (Tuesday, 1 August 1922), p.1.
- ^ Football Season's Many Good Recruits, The Argus, (Tuesday, 7 September 1937), p.14.
External links edit
- Don Dilks's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Don Dilks at AustralianFootball.com
 | This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1912 is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |