Richard Bernard Stokes (21 September 1890 – 8 December 1960) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Geelong
Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...
in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Family
The son of Michael Patrick Stokes (1856-1928), and Bridget Agnes Stokes (1855-1940), née Daffey,
Deaths: Stokes, ''The Age'', (Saturday, 24 August 1940), p.13.
/ref> Richard Bernard Stokes was born at Waurn Ponds, Geelong on 21 September 1890.
He married Catherine Winifred Ryan (1890-1936) in 1917.
Football
Along with Cliff Rankin
Cliff Rankin (4 December 1896 – 12 February 1975) was an Australian rules footballer, who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1915 to 1928.
Football career
Nicknamed "Ticker", his father Teddy and ...
, Stokes was recruited from the Chilwell Football Club, in the local Geelong and District Football Association (GDFA) in 1915. He and Vin Maguire played their first senior game for Geelong against Richmond, at the Corio Oval, on 15 May 1915.
He played in 9 senior matches in 1915. Geelong did not compete in the VFL in 1916, due to wartime considerations. Along with South Melbourne, Geelong re-entered the VFL competition in 1917. Stokes played in three more senior games, his last against Fitzroy, at Brunswick Street, on 23 June 1917.
Notes
References
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Supreme Court: Stokes Released on Bond, ''The Geelong Advertiser'', (Friday, 18 August 1922), p.3.
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1890 births
1960 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Geelong Football Club players
Chilwell Football Club players
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