Frank Spilling
Footscray
AFL career
14 games0 goals
- Debut
- R13 1933 v SME22 July 1933
- Most recent
- R6 1936 v MEL6 June 1936
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Bio
Recruited from Fairfield, Frank Spilling was a small defender who struggled to command a permanent place in the Footscray lineup during the mid-1930s. Standing at just 174cm, he typically occupied defensive roles where his primary task was nullifying opposition forwards rather than generating drive, failing to register a goal across his career. After breaking into the senior side late in the 1933 season, he enjoyed his most consistent run of games the following year before drifting out of selection contention at the Western Oval. He spent the entire 1935 season out of the seniors but earned a brief recall in 1936, playing two final matches to conclude his time as a depth player who filled a gap during a stable but unspectacular era for the club.
Profile
- Born
- 23 Oct 1912
- Died
- 13 Mar 1980 (aged 67y 142d)
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Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Fairfield, Frank Spilling was a small defender who struggled to command a permanent place in the Footscray lineup during the mid-1930s. Standing at just 174cm, he typically occupied defensive roles where his primary task was nullifying opposition forwards rather than generating drive, failing to register a goal across his career. After breaking into the senior side late in the 1933 season, he enjoyed his most consistent run of games the following year before drifting out of selection contention at the Western Oval. He spent the entire 1935 season out of the seniors but earned a brief recall in 1936, playing two final matches to conclude his time as a depth player who filled a gap during a stable but unspectacular era for the club.