Frank Ballantyne
Fitzroy
AFL career
4 games1 goals
- Debut
- R5 1916 v RCH5 June 1916
- Most recent
- R9 1916 v COL8 July 1916
Stats
Bio
Recruited to Fitzroy amidst the significant list turnover caused by the Great War, Frank Ballantyne's senior career was confined entirely to the unique 1916 season. With the VFL competition reduced to just four teams due to the conflict, Ballantyne broke into the side midway through the year to make four consecutive appearances and kicked a solitary goal. Despite showing promise, he was unable to retain his place in the lineup for the finals campaign, causing him to miss out on the Maroons' historic premiership victory achieved after finishing last on the ladder. His brief tenure at Brunswick Street remains a footnote in statistically the most peculiar season in league history.
Profile
- Born
- 30 Sept 1891
- Died
- 11 Sept 1940 (aged 48y 347d)
- Birthplace
- Yendon, VIC
- Deathplace
- Richmond, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited to Fitzroy amidst the significant list turnover caused by the Great War, Frank Ballantyne's senior career was confined entirely to the unique 1916 season. With the VFL competition reduced to just four teams due to the conflict, Ballantyne broke into the side midway through the year to make four consecutive appearances and kicked a solitary goal. Despite showing promise, he was unable to retain his place in the lineup for the finals campaign, causing him to miss out on the Maroons' historic premiership victory achieved after finishing last on the ladder. His brief tenure at Brunswick Street remains a footnote in statistically the most peculiar season in league history.