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Full name
Eric William Tonkin
Known as
Eric Tonkin
Born
11 January 1894
Place of birth
Parkside, SA (5063)
Died
10 December 1958 (aged 64)
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 25y 112d
Last game: 26y 167d
Height and weight
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 70 kg
Senior clubs
Sturt; North Melbourne; Melbourne
Jumper numbers
Melbourne: 2
Recruited from
Sturt (1918); North Melbourne (1919)
State of origin
SA
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sturt | SAFL | 1915 | 11 | 9 | 0.82 | — | — | — | — | — |
North Melbourne | VFA | 1918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Melbourne | V/AFL | 1919-1920 | 20 | 19 | 0.95 | 15% | — | — | — | 0 |
Total | 1915, 1918-1920 | 31 | 28 | 0.90 | — | — | — | — | — |
AFL: 2,413th player to appear, 6,555th most games played, 3,795th most goals kickedMelbourne: 340th player to appear, 581st most games played, 312th most goals kicked