Phillip Charles Manning (9 October 1906 – 4 November 1930) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL). Manning, a student of Xavier College, came to Hawthorn from Mentone. He played in the final two rounds of the

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, against

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and

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.AFL Tables: Phil Manning
/ref> On 4 November 1930, Manning was the passenger of a motor cycle which struck a parked wagon on Balcombe Road in Mentone. He was admitted to

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with a fractured skull and died later that day.''

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"Two Cyclists Killed"
5 November 1930, p. 6

References

1906 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) CAtegory:People educated at Xavier College Hawthorn Football Club players Road incident deaths in Victoria (state) Motorcycle road incident deaths 1930 deaths {{AFL-bio-1906-stub