Australian rules footballer
| Frank McGrath | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Francis Gerard McGrath | ||
| Date of birth | (1917-08-22)22 August 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Lake Marmal, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 27 May 2008(2008-05-27) (aged 90) | ||
| Original team(s) | Boort | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1944 | Melbourne | 02 (1) | |
| 1945 | Carlton | 08 (3) | |
| Total | 10 (4) | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Francis Gerard McGrath (22 August 1917 – 27 May 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
McGrath, who managed eight games for the Blues in their 1945 premiership season, after a two-game stint with Melbourne, was the older brother of JP "Shane" McGrath, the former Melbourne captain and dual premiership full-back.
McGrath also served in both the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.
Notes
- "Frank McGrath - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 545. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- "World War II Roll: Francis Gerard McGrath (Army)". Department of Veterans Affairs.
- "World War II Roll: Francis Gerard McGrath (RAAF)". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links
- Frank McGrath's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Frank McGrath's profile at Blueseum
 | This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1917 is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |