Syd Dineen

Syd Dineen
Personal information
Full name Sydney Alfred Dineen[1]
Date of birth 7 November 1914
Place of birth Greensborough, Victoria
Date of death 10 November 1989(1989-11-10) (aged 75)
Original team(s) Preston
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1935–1937 South Melbourne 28 (26)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sydney Alfred Dineen (7 November 1914 – 10 November 1989)[2][3] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Dineen originally came from Preston and played three seasons for South Melbourne.[4] He was on a half-forward flank in the 1936 VFL Grand Final, which South Melbourne lost to Collingwood.[5]

His younger brother, Ken, also played for South Melbourne.[6]

References

  1. ^ "WW2 Nominal Roll". Government of Australia.
  2. ^ "Genealogy". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Syd Dineen - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ^ The Argus,"S. Dineen Still Included", 15 April 1935, p. 14
  5. ^ "AFL Tables: Syd Dineen". afltables.com.
  6. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.


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