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Full name
Frank Seymour
Known as
Frank Seymour
Born
14 May 1904
Died
7 May 1987 (aged 82)
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 23y 0d
Last game: 31y 25d
Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 75 kg
Senior clubs
Carlton; Northcote; Fitzroy
Jumper numbers
Carlton: 27
Fitzroy: 19
Recruited from
Carlton (1928); Fitzroy (1935); Northcote (1935)
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carlton | V/AFL | 1927-1928 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 50% | — | — | — | 0 |
Northcote | VFA | 1928-1938 | 201 | 880 | 4.38 | — | — | — | — | — |
Fitzroy | V/AFL | 1935 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 60% | — | — | — | 0 |
V/AFL | 1927-1928, 1935 | 11 | 17 | 1.55 | 55% | — | — | — | 0 | |
VFA | 1928-1938 | 201 | 880 | 4.38 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Total | 1927-1938 | 212 | 897 | 4.23 | — | — | — | — | — |
AFL: 3,289th player to appear, 8,048th most games played, 4,029th most goals kickedCarlton: 436th player to appear, 875th most games played, 480th most goals kickedFitzroy: 474th player to appear, 789th most games played, 366th most goals kicked
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Originally from the New South Wales town of Mulwala, full forward Frank Seymour played briefly (six games, eight goals in 1927-8) with Carlton before crossing to Northcote, where he would establish himself as arguably that club's greatest ever player, midway through the 1928 season. His arrival coincided with, and to a considerable extent contributed towards, the onset of the Brickfielders' most auspicious ever era, which yielded premierships in 1929, 1932-3-4, and 1936. Seymour was at full forward in each of the premiership teams except for that of 1936, when he lined up on a half forward flank.
Between 1928 and 1938, Seymour played 201 VFA games for Northcote, kicking 880 goals, a tally only exceeded by five other Association players. He topped the VFA's goal kicking list on three occasions, each time accumulating in excess of 100 goals. In 1935 he made another attempt to establish himself in the VFL, this time with Fitzroy, but after just five games which netted nine goals he returned to the more familiar surroundings at Northcote.
Author - John Devaney