Ian Monks (6 August 1931 – 6 January 2009) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
and
South Melbourne
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
He won a reserves premiership with Essendon in 1952. After his time in the VFL, he played for
Port Melbourne
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and
Caulfield in the
Victorian Football Association
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(VFA).
Monks also had a long district cricket career for
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
, playing 214 First XI games between 1949/50 and 1968/69, averaging 22.44 with the bat,
and served as captain.
See also
*
The 1965–66 Victorian District Cricket final
Notes
External links
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Essendon Football Club past player profile
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1931 births
2009 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Essendon Football Club players
Sydney Swans players
Cricketers from Victoria (state)
Port Melbourne Football Club players
Caulfield Football Club players