Frank Plant (footballer)
| Frank Plant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Michael Francis Plant | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Mosman, New South Wales | ||
| Date of death | 8 September 1976 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Parkville, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Wonthaggi | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1922 | Collingwood | 1 (0) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1922. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Michael Francis Plant (14 September 1900 – 8 September 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL)[1] and Coburg in the Victorian Football Association.
Plant was a key forward for Coburg during the club's dominant era in the late 1920s. Plant played for Coburg from 1924 until 1931, playing a total of 93 games and kicking 354 goals. He finished as the VFA's leading goalkicker in 1928 with 78 goals,[2] as well as finishing third in the association with tallies of 81 goals in 1927[3] and 74 goals in 1929,[4] and was a member of Coburg's 1926, 1927 and 1928 premiership teams. He was inducted into the club's hall of fame in 2017.[5]
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. 709. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Onlooker (10 September 1928). "Association Final – Coburg successful". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. p. 15.
- ^ "The Goalkickers". The Australasian. Vol. CXXIII, no. 4110. Melbourne, VIC. 15 October 1927. p. 36.
- ^ "The Goalkickers". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 10 October 1929. p. 10.
- ^ "Coburg FC Celebrates 125 Year Anniversary!". Coburg Football Club. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
External links
[edit]- Frank Plant's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Frank Plant's profile at Collingwood Forever
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