Dick Mullaly
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Dick Mullaly
| image =
| fullname = Richard Thomas Mullaly
| birth_date = {{birth date|1892|6|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Port Melbourne, Victoria
| death_date = {{death date and age|1971|6|11|1892|6|19|df=yes}}
| death_place = Prahran, Victoria
| originalteam = Leopold
| height = 178 cm
| weight = 71 kg
| position =
| statsend = 1917
| years1 = 1912–1917
| club1 = South Melbourne
| games_goals1 = 69 (12)
| careerhighlights =
}}
Richard Thomas Mullaly (19 June 1892 – 11 June 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of William Patrick Mullaly (-1936),[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164478194 Mr. Wm. Patrick Mullaly, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 19 December 1936), p.4.] and Emma Mullaly, née Dillon, he was born on 19 June 1892. He married Gertrude Sarah Black (1893-1919) in 1916.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1457806 Deaths: Mullaly, The Argus, (Wednesday, 16 April 1919), p.1.] They had a daughter, Catherine Marie (1918-).[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1640419 Births: Mullaly, The Argus, (Monday, 18 February 1918), p.1]; [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22830130 Couples Who Are Engaged: Mullaly—Finnigan, The Argus, (Saturday, 20 May 1950), p.9.]
He married, for a second time, on 28 November 1925. His second wife was Anne Elizabeth Finn (1900-1990).[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164442948 Orange Blossoms" Mullaly—Finn, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 5 December 1925), p.5] (note that this report incorrectly has her father as "T", rather than "J" Finn).[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164465848 Death of Mr. Mullaly's Father-in-Law, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 20 May 1933), p.1]; [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164465820 The Final Call: Mr. Jeremiah Finn, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 20 May 1933), p.1.] Their son, Paul Richard Mullaly, Q.C., B.A., LL.B,. Dip.Theol., was a judge of the Victorian County Court from 1979 to 2001.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206391474 They Received Degrees: Bachelor of Laws, The Age, (Monday, 9 April 1951), p.9]; [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206204783 30 Admitted to Practise Law, The Age, (Tuesday, 4 March 1952), p.3]; [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71699333 Engagements: McCarthy—Mullaly, The Argus, (Tuesday, 4 October 1955), p.16]; [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71795347 Cupid was SO busy!, The Argus, (Tuesday, 3 April 1956), p.8]; [https://www.vicbar.com.au/sites/default/files/Documents/VBN_118_2001_Spring.pdf Farewells: Judge Mullaly, Victorian Bar News, No.118, (Spring 2001), p.25.]
Football
Recruited locally from Leopold, Mullaly played mainly as a centreman during his time at South Melbourne.{{cite book|last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=978-1-920910-78-5}} He participated in South Melbourne's 1912 and 1914 VFL Grand Final losses.[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/D/Dick_Mullaly.html AFL Tables: Dick Mullaly]
Mullaly continued to serve South Melbourne after his retirement in the role of Club Secretary, a position he held for 12 yearsThe Argus,[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11284533 "Mr. Mullaly To Resign"], 30 November 1939, p. 12[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164484660 S.M.F.C. Secretary to Retire, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 2 December 1939), p.1.] — with the collection of players recruited from interstate in 1932/1933 becoming known as South Melbourne's "Foreign Legion".The caricature at the foot of [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/149547747/17704724 page 10 of Table Talk (22 June 1933)] was created by Richard "Dick" Ovenden (1897-1972). From left to right those represented are: Jack Bisset, the team’s captain; Dick Mullaly, the club’s secretary; Brighton Diggins, from Subiaco (WAFL); Bert Beard, from South Fremantle (WAFL); Bill Faul, from Subiaco (WAFL); Joe O'Meara, from East Perth (WAFL); Frank Davies, from City (NTFA); Laurie Nash, from City (NTFA); John Bowe, from Subiaco (WAFL); Jack Wade, from Port Adelaide (SANFL); Ossie Bertram, from West Torrens (SANFL); and Wilbur Harris, from West Torrens (SANFL). He was awarded life membership in 1940.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164979010 First Ballotless Meeting in Quarter-Century, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 14 December 1940), p.2.]
He was also a selector for the Victorian interstate team and helped pick the side which competed in the 1933 Sydney Carnival.
Death
Notes
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References
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204278142 Writ for Slander: Against Football Club Secretary, The Age, (Thursday 11 April 1935), p.12.]
- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/181688010 Night Football: To The Editor of the Sporting Globe (letter from R. T. Mullaly), The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 20 April 1935), p.7.]
External links
- {{AFL Tables|ref=D/Dick_Mullaly.html}}
- {{AustralianFootball|ref=Dick%2BMullaly/3052}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Category:Leopold Football Club (MJFA) players