Vern Daniel

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Vern Daniel
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Full name Vernon William Laurence Daniel
Date of birth(1887-05-30)30 May 1887
Place of birth Mitiamo, Victoria
Date of death 27 January 1969(1969-01-27) (aged 81)
Place of death Mudgee, New South Wales
Original team(s) Maffra
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 83.5 kg (184 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1909, 1912 Melbourne 5 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Vernon William Laurence Daniel (30 May 1887 – 27 January 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Australian rules football Contact sport invented in Melbourne

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, or simply called Aussie rules, football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of eighteen players on an oval-shaped field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval-shaped ball between goal posts or between behind posts.

Melbourne Football Club Australian rules football club

The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club, playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). It is named after and based in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, and plays its home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Australian Football League Australian rules football competition

The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body, and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. The league was founded as the Victorian Football League (VFL) as a breakaway from the previous Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing in 1897. Originally comprising only teams based in the Australian state of Victoria, the competition's name was changed to the Australian Football League for the 1990 season, after expanding to other states throughout the 1980s.

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. 205. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.


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