Francis Vine | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Francis Seymour Vine | ||
Nickname(s) | Pop | ||
Date of birth | 1 October 1904 | ||
Date of death | 6 October 1960[1] | (aged 56)||
Original team(s) | Old Melburnians | ||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1926–1934 | Melbourne | 105 (41) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Francis "Pop" Vine (1 October 1904 – 6 October 1960) [2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [3] [4] [5]
Vine is one of just four players in VFL/AFL history to play in a premiership on debut, along with Bill James, George Rawle and Marlion Pickett. [6] [7] He had been called up, to play the 1926 VFL Grand Final, as a replacement player for Bob Corbett. A centre half-back, Vine was club captain in 1932 and 1933. [1]