Dick Mullaly

Richard Thomas Mullaly (19 June 1892 – 11 June 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Dick Mullaly
Personal information
Full name Richard Thomas Mullaly
Date of birth (1892-06-19)19 June 1892
Place of birth Port Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 11 June 1971(1971-06-11) (aged 78)
Place of death Prahran, Victoria
Original team(s) Leopold
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1912–1917 South Melbourne 69 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1917.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of William Patrick Mullaly (-1936),[1] and Emma Mullaly, née Dillon, he was born on 19 June 1892. He married Gertrude Sarah Black (1893-1919) in 1916.[2] They had a daughter, Catherine Marie (1918-).[3]

He married, for a second time, on 28 November 1925. His second wife was Anne Elizabeth Finn (1900-1990).[4][5] Their son, Paul Richard Mullaly, Q.C., B.A., LL.B,. Dip.Theol., was a judge of the Victorian County Court from 1979 to 2001.[6]

Football

Recruited locally from Leopold, Mullaly played mainly as a centreman during his time at South Melbourne.[7] He participated in South Melbourne's 1912 and 1914 VFL Grand Final losses.[8]

Mullaly continued to serve South Melbourne after his retirement in the role of Club Secretary, a position he held for 12 years[9][10] — with the collection of players recruited from interstate in 1932/1933 becoming known as South Melbourne's "Foreign Legion".[11] He was awarded life membership in 1940.[12]

He was also a selector for the Victorian interstate team and helped pick the side which competed in the 1933 Sydney Carnival.

Death

Dick Mullaly died on 11 June 1971.[13]

Notes
  1. Mr. Wm. Patrick Mullaly, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 19 December 1936), p.4.
  2. Deaths: Mullaly, The Argus, (Wednesday, 16 April 1919), p.1.
  3. Births: Mullaly, The Argus, (Monday, 18 February 1918), p.1; Couples Who Are Engaged: Mullaly—Finnigan, The Argus, (Saturday, 20 May 1950), p.9.
  4. Orange Blossoms" Mullaly—Finn, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 5 December 1925), p.5 (note that this report incorrectly has her father as "T", rather than "J" Finn).
  5. Death of Mr. Mullaly's Father-in-Law, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 20 May 1933), p.1; The Final Call: Mr. Jeremiah Finn, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 20 May 1933), p.1.
  6. They Received Degrees: Bachelor of Laws, The Age, (Monday, 9 April 1951), p.9; 30 Admitted to Practise Law, The Age, (Tuesday, 4 March 1952), p.3; Engagements: McCarthy—Mullaly, The Argus, (Tuesday, 4 October 1955), p.16; Cupid was SO busy!, The Argus, (Tuesday, 3 April 1956), p.8; Farewells: Judge Mullaly, Victorian Bar News, No.118, (Spring 2001), p.25.
  7. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  8. AFL Tables: Dick Mullaly
  9. The Argus,"Mr. Mullaly To Resign", 30 November 1939, p. 12
  10. S.M.F.C. Secretary to Retire, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 2 December 1939), p.1.
  11. The caricature at the foot of page 10 of Table Talk (22 June 1933) was created by Richard "Dick" Ovenden (1897-1972). From left to right those represented are: Jack Bisset, the team’s captain; Dick Mullaly, the club’s secretary; Brighton Diggins, from Subiaco (WAFL); Bert Beard, from South Fremantle (WAFL); Bill Faul, from Subiaco (WAFL); Jim O'Meara, from East Perth (WAFL); Frank Davies, from City (NTFA); Laurie Nash, from City (NTFA); John Bowe, from Subiaco (WAFL); Jack Wade, from Port Adelaide (SANFL); Ossie Bertram, from West Torrens (SANFL); and Wilbur Harris, from West Torrens (SANFL).
  12. First Ballotless Meeting in Quarter-Century, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 14 December 1940), p.2.
  13. Deaths; Mu;;a;y, The Age, (Monday, 14 June 1971), p.12.

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