Dick Stokes (footballer)

Richard Bernard Stokes (21 September 1890 – 8 December 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Dick Stokes
Personal information
Full name Richard Bernard Stokes
Date of birth (1890-09-21)21 September 1890
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 8 December 1960(1960-12-08) (aged 70)
Place of death Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s) Chilwell
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1915, 1917 Geelong 12 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1917.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Michael Patrick Stokes (1856-1928),[2] and Bridget Agnes Stokes (1855-1940), née Daffey,[3][4] Richard Bernard Stokes was born at Waurn Ponds, Geelong on 21 September 1890.

He married Catherine Winifred Ryan (1890-1936) in 1917.

Football

Along with Cliff Rankin, Stokes was recruited from the Chilwell Football Club, in the local Geelong and District Football Association (GDFA) in 1915. He and Vin Maguire played their first senior game for Geelong against Richmond, at the Corio Oval, on 15 May 1915.

He played in 9 senior matches in 1915. Geelong did not compete in the VFL in 1916, due to wartime considerations. Along with South Melbourne, Geelong re-entered the VFL competition in 1917. Stokes played in three more senior games, his last against Fitzroy, at Brunswick Street, on 23 June 1917.

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.853.
  2. Deaths: Stokes, The Age, (Monday, 3 September 1928), p.1.
  3. Marriage: Stokes—Daffey, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 31 August 1886), p.2.
  4. Deaths: Stokes, The Age, (Saturday, 24 August 1940), p.13.

References
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  • Supreme Court: Stokes Released on Bond, The Geelong Advertiser, (Friday, 18 August 1922), p.3.


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