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Key Facts

Full name
Arthur Best

Known as
Arthur Best

Born
18 October 1888

Died
17 June 1960 (aged 71)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 23y 229d
Last game: 25y 315d

Senior clubs
St. Kilda; Melbourne

Jumper numbers
St. Kilda: 7, 8
Melbourne: 30

Recruited from
St. Kilda (1914)

Arthur Best

Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
St. KildaV/AFL1912-191315221.4747%0
MelbourneV/AFL191412302.5017%0
V/AFL1912-191427521.9333%0
Total1912-191427521.9333%0

AFL: 1,912th player to appear, 5,817th most games played, 2,012th most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 407th player to appear, 683rd most games played, 278th most goals kickedMelbourne: 311th player to appear, 737th most games played, 236th most goals kicked

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.