Victor Lawrence Carroll (30 April 1912 – 18 October 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played 12 consecutive games with Fitzroy in 1937 in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Vic Carroll | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Victor Lawrence Carroll | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Malvern, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 18 October 1998 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Corowa, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Corowa | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1937 | Fitzroy | 12 (2) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of Edward Martin Carroll (1883-1958), and Emily Sarah Carroll (1883-1967), née Bisset, Victor Lawrence Carroll was born at Malvern, Victoria on 30 April 1912.
He married Mary Agnes Ison (1918-1980) in 1937.[2]
Football edit
Melbourne (VFL) edit
Carroll and one of his two younger brothers, Norm — i.e., Norman Powlett Carroll (1910-1968) — had previously trained with the Melbourne Football Club in 1931.[3][4]
Fitzroy (VFL) edit
Cleared to Fitzroy from Corowa on 26 May 1937,[5] Carroll made his First XVIII debut against Geelong, at the Corio Oval, on 5 June 1937.[6][7][8][9]
Corowa edit
Carroll was cleared back to the Corowa Football Club in the Ovens and Murray Football League in April, 1938.[10]
Military service edit
Carroll later served in the Australian Army for six months during World War II.[11]
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.136.
- ^ Personal, The Corowa Free Press, (Tuesday, 26 January 1937), p.3.
- ^ Demonwiki.
- ^ Visit to North should give Melbourne Win, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Friday, 5 June 1931), p.15.
- ^ League Permits, The Argus, (Thursday, 27 May 1937), p.12.
- ^ Fitzroy Alters Attack, The Argus, (Friday, 4 June 1937), p.13.
- ^ Improving Fitzroy face Geelong hoodoo, The Age, (Friday, 4 June 1937), p.15.
- ^ Teams Chosen for Tomorrow: League: Geelong v. Fitzroy, The Argus, (Friday, 4 June 1937), p.13.
- ^ Penberthy off Club's List, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Wednesday, 9 June 1937), p.24.
- ^ "1938 - Carroll cleared to Corowa". The Argus. 28 April 1938. p. 18 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ Nominal Roll: note that this record, and his Service Record, has his name as Victor Laurence Carroll — however, in contrast, his birth entry at Victorian Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and all of his electoral roll entries, over more than 30 years, have Victor Lawrence Carroll.
References edit
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Victor Laurence (sic) Carroll (V372185), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B884, V372185: World War Two Service Record: Private Victor Laurence (sic) Carroll (V372185), National Archives of Australia.
External links edit
- Vic Carroll's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Vic Carroll at AustralianFootball.com
- Victor Carroll, at Demonwiki.
- Norman Carroll, at Demonwiki.
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