Frederick James "Mulga" Davies (14 August 1921 – 13 August 1961) was an

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er who played in the

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(VFL).

Family

The son of William Phillip Davies (1884–1983), and Marian Davies (1885–1963), née Thompson, Frederick James Davies was born at

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on 14 August 1921. He married Joan Mason in 1948, and was the father of the famous Tasmanian dual Olympic basketballer Ian Davies (1956–2013).

Football

Davies played as both a follower and key position forward.

Carlton

Cleared to Carlton from

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in April 1941, he made his senior debut for Carlton on 2 August 1941, in the

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match against Hawthorn; and, having enlisted in the Second AIF, he did not play again until he returned from overseas service in 1946. He kicked four goals in the

1947 VFL Grand Final The 1947 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Carlton Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 27 September 1947. It was the 49th annual Grand Final of the Vic ...

, in which Carlton defeated Essendon by a point. In 1949 he played for Victoria against New South Wales.

Longford

Fred Davies was appointed captain-coach of

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in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) in 1953. He played in 105 games as Lonford's playin-coach from 1953 to 1960. Longford won the competition's premiership in 1955, 1957, and 1958 and, also, won the

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in 1957. ::" avies'importance in the history of the Longford Football Club was emphasised when he was selected as captain-coach and first ruckman in the club's official 'Team of the Century'."

Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame

In 2010 he was inducted into the

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Military service

He enlisted in the Second AIF on 11 October 1941, served overseas, and was formally discharged on 18 July 1946.

Death

He died at his Seaford home on 13 August 1961, the eve of his fortieth birthday.Deaths: Davies, ''The Age'', (Monday, 14 August 1961), p.14.
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Footnotes

References

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World War Two Nominal Roll: Sapper Frederick James Davies (V215852).

League Teams of 1950: Carlton, ''The Argus Weekend Magazine'', (Saturday, 10 June 1950), p.1.

External links

*
Fred Davies' profile
at Blueseum
Fred Davies, ''australianfootball.com''.

Fred Davies
at ''Boyles Football Photos''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Fred 1921 births 1961 deaths Carlton Football Club players Carlton Football Club Premiership players Longford Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players Australian Army personnel of World War II Australian Army soldiers