Bert Daykin
Essendon
AFL career
32 games9 goals
- Debut
- R13 1908 v RCH18 July 1908
- Most recent
- R8 1910 v GEE18 June 1910
Stats
Bio
Recruited from South Bendigo, Albert "Red" Daykin was a versatile utility capable of influencing the contest as a follower, forward, or defender. He made an immediate impact upon arriving at East Melbourne, featuring in the 1908 Grand Final in his debut season—albeit in a loss to Carlton—where he was deployed in the back pocket to quell the opposition attacks. Daykin held the distinction of being the first of three brothers to reach a VFL decider, setting a precedent for his siblings Percy (Carlton) and Richard (Collingwood) who would later taste premiership success. Despite establishing himself as a regular in the lineup, his VFL career was relatively brief; he departed Victoria after the 1910 season to head west, joining Mines Rovers in the Goldfields Football League where his form remained strong enough to earn state selection for Western Australia at the 1911 Adelaide Carnival.
Profile
- Born
- 25 July 1888
- Died
- 19 June 1955 (aged 66y 329d)
- Birthplace
- Bendigo, VIC
- Deathplace
- Bendigo, VIC
Teams
Family
- Brother:Percy Daykin, Richard Daykin, Robert Daykin
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from South Bendigo, Albert "Red" Daykin was a versatile utility capable of influencing the contest as a follower, forward, or defender. He made an immediate impact upon arriving at East Melbourne, featuring in the 1908 Grand Final in his debut season—albeit in a loss to Carlton—where he was deployed in the back pocket to quell the opposition attacks. Daykin held the distinction of being the first of three brothers to reach a VFL decider, setting a precedent for his siblings Percy (Carlton) and Richard (Collingwood) who would later taste premiership success. Despite establishing himself as a regular in the lineup, his VFL career was relatively brief; he departed Victoria after the 1910 season to head west, joining Mines Rovers in the Goldfields Football League where his form remained strong enough to earn state selection for Western Australia at the 1911 Adelaide Carnival.