William Tennyson Cubbins (4 May 1899 – 3 January 1968) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Cubbins played with
St Kilda as possibly the greatest
full back of his time. He won a record four club
best and fairest
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awards (equalled by
Robert Harvey). Cubbins was an excellent mark and long kick.
He was captain / coach of
Warrnambool
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in 1927 and lead them to the premiership of the
Western District Football Association.
He returned to St. Kilda in 1928.
In Round 14 of the 1920 Reserves season, Cubbins kicked a reserve grade record 22 goals in St Kilda FC's 230 point win over West Melbourne 38.27 (255) to 3.7 (25), including 12.4 (76) of the Saints 12.6 (78) in the final quarter.
References
Links
Saints honour rollBio at Saints.com.au
1899 births
St Kilda Football Club coaches
Trevor Barker Award winners
St Kilda Football Club players
Western Bulldogs players
Western Bulldogs coaches
Warrnambool Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Australian military personnel of World War I
1968 deaths
People from St Kilda, Victoria
Military personnel from Melbourne
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