Peter Anstey Dalwood (17 June 1922 – 22 May 2000)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Norwood in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Peter Dalwood | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Peter Anstey Dalwood | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Toorak Gardens, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | 22 May 2000 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | South Australia | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1945–54 | Norwood | 147 | |
| 1945 | Fitzroy | 7 (12) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of Alfred Lionel Dalwood (1897-1991),[2] and Lillian Jane Dalwood (1897-1984), née Anstey-Harris, Peter Anstey Dalwood was born at Toorak Gardens, South Australia on 17 June 1922.[3]
He married Iris May Bell (1924-) in Adelaide on 19 January 1946.[4]
Education edit
He was educated at Adelaide's Prince Alfred College; and, while there, he excelled as a schoolboy cricketer,[5] hurdler and track-and-field athlete,[6][7] and footballer.[8]
He went on to study at the University of Adelaide.[9]
Military service edit
He served in the Australian Army from October 1941 to April 1946.[10]
Football edit
On leaving Prince Alfred College, he played with the Adelaide University Football Club in the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL).[11]
While serving with the Australian Army, he played with the Windsor Football Club in the Brisbane-based Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL).[12]
Dalwood, in his fourth VFL game, kicked seven goals to help Fitzroy defeat Collingwood. It was the highlight of his brief stint in the league.
In 1946 he returned to Norwood, with whom he kicked 70 goals for the year to top the SANFL goal-kicking. A key forward and ruckman, he was the leading goal-kicker at Norwood on a further two occasions. He was a six time South Australian interstate representative, for a return of 13 goals.
Under captain-coach Jack Oatey, Dalwood appeared in Norwood's 1946, 1948 and 1950 premiership teams. He kicked five goals in the 1946 Grand Final win over Port Adelaide.
Death edit
Notes edit
- ^ "Savill Index of The Advertiser Funeral Notices". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ Pen Portraits of People: Editor and Secretary, The (Adelaide) News, (Saturday, 15 May 1926), p.4.
- ^ Births: Dalwood, The (Adelaide) Mail, (Saturday, 17 June 1922), p.2.
- ^ Approaching Marriages: Dalwood—Bell, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Friday, 18 January 1946), p.16.
- ^ Fine College Teams to Meet in Big Game, The (Adelaide) News, (Thursday, 14 December 1939), p.27.
- ^ College Sports at Adelaide Oval, The (Adelaide) News, (Friday, 28 April 1939), p.5.
- ^ College Sports: Putting the Weight (Photograph), (Saturday, 29 April 1939), p.28.
- ^ Best and Fairest in Schools, The (Adelaide) News, (Friday, 23 August 1940), p.2.
- ^ Records Broken at University Sports, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Thursday, 8 May 1941), p.16.
- ^ Nominal Roll, and Service Record.
- ^ Norwood will be After Him", The (Adelaide) News, (Saturday, 16 June 1945), p.5.
- ^ 'High Mark', "Rules Games", The (Brisbane) Telegraph, (Friday, 28 May 1943), p.6.
- ^ "Savill Index of The Advertiser Funeral Notices". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ Peter Anstey Dalwood, centennialpark.org,
References edit
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Peter Anstey Dalwood (S40374), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- World War Service Record: Private Peter Anstey Dalwood (S40374), National Archives of Australia.
External links edit
- Peter Dalwood's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Peter Dalwood at AustralianFootball.com
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