Don Star

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Don Star
Personal information
Full name Don Star
Date of birth (1931-09-05) 5 September 1931 (age 91)
Original team(s) Granya, Wodonga
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1954–55 South Melbourne 20 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Don Star (born 5 September 1931) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Star made his debut for Granya as a 13 year old in 1945 and played in back to back Tallangatta & District Football League premierships with Granya in 1946 [2] and 1947. [3] Star then played with Wodonga in the Ovens & Murray Football League from 1950 to 1952, then returned to play with Granya in 1953, before moving down to play with South Melbourne in 1954 and 1955.

Star returned home to work on the family farm and played with Wodonga under Des Healey, before accepting the role as captain-coach of Jindera in the Hume Football League. Star ended up playing 124 senior games for Wodonga FC before playing with Jindera. [4] Star lead them to the 1960 and 1961 premierships. Star then played in two more Jindera premierships in 1963 and 1964 under coach, Bill Barton. All up, Star estimates he would play more than 350 senior games during his career. [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 843. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ↑ "1946 - Granya win Premiership". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 2 September 1946. p. 5. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "1947 - GRANYA WINS DISTRICT PENNANT". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 1 September 1947. p. 4. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Wodonga FC - Senior games". Wodonga FNC. Wodonga FNC. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Brent Godde (30 October 2021). "Star recalls horrific crash killing three". Border Mail newspaper. p. 102. Retrieved 29 October 2021.

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