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Key Facts

Full name
Roy Lindsay Park

Known as
Roy Park

Nickname
Little Doc

Born
30 July 1892

Place of birth
Charlton, VIC (3525)

Died
23 January 1947 (aged 54)

Place of death
Middle Park, VIC (3206)

Occupation
Cricketer, Doctor

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 293d
Last game: 23y 8d

Height and weight
Height: 165 cm
Weight: 56 kg

Senior clubs
University; Melbourne; Footscray

Jumper numbers
University: 25, 12, 11
Melbourne: 16

Recruited from
University (1915)

State of origin
VIC

Roy Park

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
UniversityV/AFL1912-1914441112.520%———0
MelbourneV/AFL191513352.6969%———0
FootscrayVFA1920-1921————————
V/AFL1912-1915571462.5616%———0
VFA1920-1921————————
Total1912-1915, 1920-1921571462.56—————

AFL: 1,892nd player to appear, 3,949th most games played, 666th most goals kickedUniversity: 80th player to appear, 17th most games played, 1st most goals kickedMelbourne: 324th player to appear, 706th most games played, 208th most goals kicked

Quite diminutive at 165cm and 56kg Roy Park played most of his football as a full forward. Arguably the most famous player to represent University during that club’s time in the VFL, he topped the league goal kicking list after the home and away rounds in 1913 with 53 goals. However, every one of his 44 VFL appearances for the Students between 1912 and 1914 (in which he registered 111 goals) ended in defeat.

At the end of the 1914 season University disbanded because of the war and Park transferred to Melbourne for whom he added a final 13 games and 35 goals. He left the club after being reported for striking and suspended for three match.

For the next three years he served in Europe as part of the Fifth Field Ambulance Unit and after returning home decided to resume his football career in 1920 with Footscray in the VFA. In many ways it proved to be the most noteworthy stint of his career in that he got to play in a premiership team in 1920. He retired for good after the 1921 season.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

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Footnotes

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+ Score at the end of extra time.