Harry Dowdall
Collingwood and St Kilda · “Harry”
AFL career
39 games21 goals
- Debut
- R1 1897 v STK8 May 1897
- Most recent
- R1 1901 v SME4 May 1901
Stats
1901 | STK | 1 | 0.0 |
1900 | COL | 2 | 0.5 |
1899 | COL | 7 | 1.0 |
1898 | COL | 13 | 0.3 |
1897 | COL | 16 | 0.6 |
Bio
Recruited from South Melbourne's Second Twenty alongside his brother Jim, Harry Dowdall established himself as a crafty rover for Collingwood during the club's transition from the VFA to the VFL. A lightweight and elusive follower, Dowdall was renowned as a "mudlark" who performed best in heavy, wet conditions, utilizing his agility to evade bogged-down defenders while others struggled to keep their feet. He featured in the Magpies' 1896 VFA Premiership side but clashed with selectors the following year, famously refusing to take the field for the final match of 1897 unless he was promised the primary roving role for the entire game. Although he remained at Victoria Park for three more seasons, he eventually crossed to St Kilda in 1901, where he managed one final senior appearance before retiring.
Profile
- Full name
- Harry Arthur Dowdall
- Born
- 29 June 1872
- Died
- 09 May 1912 (aged 39y 315d)
- Birthplace
- South Melbourne, VIC
- Deathplace
- Collingwood, VIC
Teams
Family
- Brother:Jim Dowdall
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from South Melbourne's Second Twenty alongside his brother Jim, Harry Dowdall established himself as a crafty rover for Collingwood during the club's transition from the VFA to the VFL. A lightweight and elusive follower, Dowdall was renowned as a "mudlark" who performed best in heavy, wet conditions, utilizing his agility to evade bogged-down defenders while others struggled to keep their feet. He featured in the Magpies' 1896 VFA Premiership side but clashed with selectors the following year, famously refusing to take the field for the final match of 1897 unless he was promised the primary roving role for the entire game. Although he remained at Victoria Park for three more seasons, he eventually crossed to St Kilda in 1901, where he managed one final senior appearance before retiring.