Lance Arnold
Appearance
Lance Arnold | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 6 May 1926 | ||
Date of death | 31 January 1990 | (aged 63)||
Original team(s) | Mildura (Sunraysia FL) | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1946–1954 | Melbourne | 149 (88) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Lance Arnold (6 May 1926 – 31 January 1990)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in the 1940s and 1950s.
Arnold was Mildura's best player in their 1945 Sunraysia Football League's grand final loss to RAAF[2] and also won the club's best and fairest award too,[3] prior to playing with Melbourne.
Arnold was a member of Melbourne's 1948 VFL Premiership team and was their leading goalkicker, with 41 goals.
References
[edit]- ^ "Lance Arnold - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "1945 - SERVICE TEAM WINS 1945 PREMIERSHIP". Sunraysia Daily (Mildura, Vic. : 1920 - 1956). 3 September 1945. p. 1. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "1946 - Record Year For The Mildura Football Club". Sunraysia Daily (Mildura, Vic. : 1920 - 1956). 29 January 1946. p. 3. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
External links
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