Geoff Dalley
Fitzroy and North Melbourne
AFL career
8 games7 goals
- Debut
- R1 1938 v COL23 Apr 1938
- Most recent
- R18 1939 v GEE2 Sept 1939
Stats
Bio
Recruited from McEwans, Geoff Dalley was a tall forward option who briefly made his mark in the VFL during the late 1930s. Standing 183cm—a genuine key position height for the era—he showed immediate promise upon arriving at Fitzroy in 1938, averaging a goal a game across his six appearances for the Maroons. Despite this efficient strike rate, he could not secure a long-term place at Brunswick Street and crossed to North Melbourne for the 1939 season. His time at Arden Street was fleeting, yielding just two senior matches and a single goal before he dropped out of the league, leaving a record as a capable scoring target who struggled to find a permanent home at the elite level.
Profile
- Born
- 10 Jan 1917
- Died
- 10 Jan 1992 (aged 75y 0d)
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 78 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from McEwans, Geoff Dalley was a tall forward option who briefly made his mark in the VFL during the late 1930s. Standing 183cm—a genuine key position height for the era—he showed immediate promise upon arriving at Fitzroy in 1938, averaging a goal a game across his six appearances for the Maroons. Despite this efficient strike rate, he could not secure a long-term place at Brunswick Street and crossed to North Melbourne for the 1939 season. His time at Arden Street was fleeting, yielding just two senior matches and a single goal before he dropped out of the league, leaving a record as a capable scoring target who struggled to find a permanent home at the elite level.