Thomas Dunne (12 November 1906 – 15 February 1983) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Originally from Kerang, Dunne was a defender during his league career. He was on a half back flank in the

1929 VFL Grand Final The 1929 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 28 September 1929. It was the 31st annual Grand Final ...

, which Richmond lost to Collingwood. Despite not playing a game in the 1931 home and away season, he came into the side for the semi-final, replacing

Maurie Sheahan Maurice Edward Sheahan (1905-1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1929 and 1936 for the Richmond Football Club. Originally from Ballarat, Sheahan was already twenty-three when he joined the Tigers, but his ha ...

centre half-back In the sport of Australian rules football, the half-back line refers to the positions of the 3 players on the field that occupy the centre half-back and left and right half-back flank positions. Centre half-back The role of the centre half-back ...

.'' The Argus'
"Club Notes"
25 September 1931, p. 3 He remained in that position for the

1931 VFL Grand Final The 1931 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Geelong Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 10 October 1931. It was the 33rd annual Grand Final of t ...

but again finished on the losing team.

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* 1906 births 1983 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Richmond Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1906-stub