Frank William Thomas "Scranno" Jenkins (11 August 191823 May 1987) was an

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er who played with South Fremantle in the

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(WANFL). He is a member of the

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. Jenkins played 150 games for South Fremantle, mostly at centre half back but also at centre half-forward and the centre, and had his career interrupted by the Second World War. He played his best football before the war, winning the

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in his debut season of 1937 with a record high 34 votes, which remained a record for 44 years until Stephen Michael polled 37 votes in 1981. He came close to winning back to back Sandover Medals when he finished runner up to Haydn Bunton in 1938 and also won three consecutive

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awards for South Fremantle between 1937 and

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. After the war South Fremantle became a force and although injuries restricted him, Jenkins was named captain in 1946 and played in South's 1947 and 1948 premiership sides. He played in seven interstate matched for Western Australia and won the

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in 1947, playing for a combined Western Australian side against . He was born in South Fremantle and attended the Fremantle Boys' School. Following his Sandover Medal win, Jenkins was approached by three Victorian clubs, , and to move to the

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, but he rejected their offers to remain in Western Australia.

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Frank 'Scranno' Jenkins
player profile page at WAFL FootyFacts {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, Frank 1918 births 1987 deaths South Fremantle Football Club players Sandover Medal winners West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Australian rules footballers from Fremantle