Warwick Armstrong
South Melbourne · “The Big Ship”
AFL career
16 games18 goals
- Debut
- SR3 1898 v CAR10 Sept 1898
- Most recent
- R12 1900 v MEL4 Aug 1900
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Bio
Born in Kyneton, Warwick Armstrong is best remembered as a titan of Australian cricket, yet he carved out a brief but effective VFL career with South Melbourne before fully committing to the summer code. Standing 190cm—a giant for the era—Armstrong utilised his imposing physical presence as a ruckman and forward, booting 18 goals in just 16 appearances between 1898 and 1900. While his football journey was cut short to accommodate a legendary international cricket career that saw him captain Australia and earn the moniker 'The Big Ship,' his efficient scoring rate suggests he could have been a dominant force had he stuck with the winter game.
Profile
- Born
- 22 May 1879
- Died
- 13 July 1947 (aged 68y 52d)
- Birthplace
- Kyneton, VIC
- Deathplace
- Darling Point, NSW
- Height
- 191 cm
- Weight
- 84 kg
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Bio
1 revisionBorn in Kyneton, Warwick Armstrong is best remembered as a titan of Australian cricket, yet he carved out a brief but effective VFL career with South Melbourne before fully committing to the summer code. Standing 190cm—a giant for the era—Armstrong utilised his imposing physical presence as a ruckman and forward, booting 18 goals in just 16 appearances between 1898 and 1900. While his football journey was cut short to accommodate a legendary international cricket career that saw him captain Australia and earn the moniker 'The Big Ship,' his efficient scoring rate suggests he could have been a dominant force had he stuck with the winter game.