Allan Mummery
St Kilda
AFL career
2 games0 goals
- Debut
- R2 1945 v MEL28 Apr 1945
- Most recent
- R4 1945 v ESS12 May 1945
Stats
Bio
A sturdy recruit from Myrtleford in the Ovens & Murray Football League, Allan Mummery arrived at St Kilda as a mature-age player with a surprising pedigree—he was a first cousin of Hawthorn premiership player Len Ablett, linking him to the famous footballing dynasty. His VFL career was fleeting but explosive, comprising just two matches during the tumultuous 1945 season. Mummery’s legacy is defined almost entirely by his final appearance in Round 4 against Essendon, where the defender was involved in an infamous clash with triple Brownlow Medallist Dick Reynolds. Mummery struck the Essendon champion during the match, fracturing Reynolds' upper jaw and sparking a significant controversy. He never played VFL football again after the incident, disappearing from the league as quickly as he had arrived to return to country football.
Profile
- Full name
- Allan J. Mummery
- Born
- 10 May 1916
- Died
- 16 Feb 1966 (aged 49y 282d)
- Birthplace
- Myrtleford, VIC
- Deathplace
- Woodend, VIC
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA sturdy recruit from Myrtleford in the Ovens & Murray Football League, Allan Mummery arrived at St Kilda as a mature-age player with a surprising pedigree—he was a first cousin of Hawthorn premiership player Len Ablett, linking him to the famous footballing dynasty. His VFL career was fleeting but explosive, comprising just two matches during the tumultuous 1945 season. Mummery’s legacy is defined almost entirely by his final appearance in Round 4 against Essendon, where the defender was involved in an infamous clash with triple Brownlow Medallist Dick Reynolds. Mummery struck the Essendon champion during the match, fracturing Reynolds' upper jaw and sparking a significant controversy. He never played VFL football again after the incident, disappearing from the league as quickly as he had arrived to return to country football.