Lance Arnold | Demonwiki (original) (raw)
DOB: 6 May <1926>
Died: 31 January <1990>
Debut: Round 4, 1946 against South Melbourne at Punt Road
Last Game: Grand Final 1954 against at
From: Mildura
Number: 10 (1946-1954)
Honours
Premiership Player - <1948>
Grand final team - <1954>
Leading Goalkicker - <1948>
Victorian state representative - <1951>, <1953>
Games: 149
Goals: 88
Career Statistics
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 2 | 78 | 46.30 |
Switching between forward and defence, Arnold first came to prominence in the <1946> reserves semi final, where after four senior games during the year the centre-half back was touted as having a bright footballing future.
Breaking into the senior side, Arnold played as centre-half forward in the <1948> premiership side and topped the team goalkicking.
Later in his career he played as a defender and was Best and Fairest runner-up in <1950> and <1951>. Pursued by Kyneton to coach in <1954>, he was refused a clearance and remained with Melbourne. That pre-season he was in dispute with the club about his housing arrangements. At the end of that year, a game short of his 150 game milestone, he accepted an offer to cross to the Wimmera League and coach Stawell.
Played for Victoria in two seasons, and for a VFL representative team against the Riverina League in <1951>.
At Camperdown from <1958> to <1960>.
| Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| <1946> | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| <1947> | 19 | 13 | 3 |
| <1948> | 22 | 41 | 3 |
| <1949> | 17 | 29 | 2 |
| <1950> | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| <1951> | 18 | 0 | 8 |
| <1952> | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| <1953> | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| <1954> | 18 | 4 | 1 |
Tribunal record
Lists
Near Misses
Media
Herald - 13/02/1954
Sun - 07/04/1954
Argus - 13/01/1955
Inside Football - 08/05/1986
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