Arthur Pink (footballer)

Arthur John Pink (15 November 1900 – 5 June 1986)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]

Arthur Pink
Personal information
Full name Arthur John Pink[1]
Date of birth (1900-11-15)15 November 1900
Place of birth Beeac, Victoria
Date of death 5 June 1986(1986-06-05) (aged 85)
Place of death Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s) Newtown
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1923–1925 Geelong 34 (22)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Career

Pink, who was born in Beeac, went to Geelong High School and was recruited from the Newtown Football Club.[4][5][6]

A lightly built rover, Pink started his Geelong career in 1923 when he played 15 league games.[7] This included Geelong's semi final loss to Fitzroy, during which he received a knock to the head that left him temporarily unconscious.[8] He was given the award for Geelong's best junior player at the club awards that October.[9]

Pink appeared in all 16 games Geelong played in the 1924 VFL season.[7] Towards the end of the season he was a VFL representative at the Hobart Carnival and was named amongst the state's best players in a win over Western Australia, with four goals.[10] He polled three votes in the 1924 Brownlow Medal, which were enough to finish equal fifth.[11]

A knee injury sustained in the opening round of the 1925 season kept Pink out of the team until round 13, a win over Richmond.[7][12] The following week, against St Kilda at Junction Oval, Pink again injured his knee.[13] The club doctor gave Pink the unfortunate news that the knee cartilage was damaged so badly his football career was over.[14]

References
  1. "Arthur John Pink". Billion Graves. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. "Arthur Pink – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  4. "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. "Mild Stir Caused". Geelong Advertiser. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 19 January 1924. p. 5. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  6. "N&CFNC Detailed History - Newtown & Chilwell". Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  7. "Arthur Pink – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  8. "Rough Football". Geelong Advertiser. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 24 September 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  9. "Country News". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 26 October 1923. p. 6. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  10. "A Carnival Classic – Victoria v WA, 1924". Australian Football. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  11. "AFL Tables – 1924 Brownlow Medal". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  12. "North's Initial Success". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 4 May 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  13. "Geelong and District". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 25 August 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  14. "A Thrilling Finish". The Age. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 24 August 1925. p. 15. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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