Dick Allen
Collingwood
AFL career
3 games2 goals
- Debut
- R1 1943 v NTH8 May 1943
- Most recent
- R3 1943 v FSC22 May 1943
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Northcote, Dick Allen was a diminutive forward and midfielder who made a brief cameo for Collingwood during the war-torn 1943 season. Standing just 168cm, the small rover broke into the senior side for the opening round against North Melbourne, where he booted a goal on debut and ultimately managed two majors across three games. His football career was abruptly curtailed when he enlisted in the Australian Army in 1944, embarking on a military stint that proved far more tumultuous than his time at Victoria Park. Serving in New Guinea, Allen battled dengue fever and appendicitis but struggled significantly with military discipline, racking up multiple charges for going AWOL and even crashing an army vehicle into a guard depot. He never returned to VFL football after his discharge, leaving his brief three-game run as a unique, chaotic footnote in the Magpies' wartime history.
Profile
- Full name
- Richard A. Allen
- Born
- 22 Dec 1921
- Died
- 14 Aug 1977 (aged 55y 235d)
- Birthplace
- Collingwood, VIC
- Deathplace
- Sydenham, VIC
- Height
- 168 cm
- Weight
- 62 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Northcote, Dick Allen was a diminutive forward and midfielder who made a brief cameo for Collingwood during the war-torn 1943 season. Standing just 168cm, the small rover broke into the senior side for the opening round against North Melbourne, where he booted a goal on debut and ultimately managed two majors across three games. His football career was abruptly curtailed when he enlisted in the Australian Army in 1944, embarking on a military stint that proved far more tumultuous than his time at Victoria Park. Serving in New Guinea, Allen battled dengue fever and appendicitis but struggled significantly with military discipline, racking up multiple charges for going AWOL and even crashing an army vehicle into a guard depot. He never returned to VFL football after his discharge, leaving his brief three-game run as a unique, chaotic footnote in the Magpies' wartime history.