Vic Donald

Vic Donald
Personal information
Full name James Vickers Donald
Date of birth (1925-02-17)17 February 1925
Place of birth Millgrove, Victoria
Date of death 8 August 2002(2002-08-08) (aged 77)
Place of death Albury, New South Wales
Original team(s) Clifton Hill YCW[1]
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) follower / centre half forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1948–49 Collingwood 10 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Vickers 'Vic' Donald (17 February 1925 – 8 August 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL),[2] who hailed from Clifton Hill YCW.[3]

After making his debut in 1948, round 18, Donald was injured in the 1948 VFL first semi final and missed out on selection in Collingwood's 1948 preliminary final[4] loss to Melbourne.[5]

Donald fractured his cheekbone in a practice match with Collingwood in April 1950,[6] then trained with Richmond in late April 1950.[7]

Donald later played with the Preston Football Club in 1950.[8]

Donald was later captain-coach of the Bogong Football Club[9] and led them to the 1955 premiership in the Ovens & King Football League.[10]

Donald played with Wangaratta in the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1957 and 1958 and kicked 26 goals.

His grandson, Daryl Donald from the Wangaratta Football Club was drafted at No. 35 to Geelong Football Club in the 1991 AFL Draft.

Notes

  1. ^ "1947 - VFL Permits". The Age. 19 June 1947. p. 9. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ "1947 - Holten to play 50th game for Collingwood". Trove Newspapers. The Argus. 13 June 1947. p. 25. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ^ "1948 - Bill Twomey Key Man In V F L Final". The Arugs. 24 September 1948. p. 16. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  5. ^ "1948 - Collingwood Annihilated In League Final". Trove Newspapers. The Argus. 27 September 1948. p. 23. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  6. ^ "1950 - TWOMEY KICKS 8 GOALS". Trove Newspapers. The Argus. 3 April 1950. p. 16. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  7. ^ "1950 - F Drum trains". The Argus. 19 April 1950. p. 30. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  8. ^ "1950 - Vic Donald: Preston FC". The VFA Project. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  9. ^ "1955 - Bogong win likely". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 9 September 1955. p. 22. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  10. ^ "1955 - BOGONG DEFEATS BEECHWORTH BY TWO POINTS TO TAKE PREMIERSHIP". Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic. : 1855; 1857 - 1890; 1892 - 1955). 28 September 1955. p. 8. Retrieved 13 August 2024.