Peter Anstey Dalwood (17 June 1922 – 22 May 2000) was an
Australian rules footballer who played for
Norwood in the
South Australian National Football League
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Originally formed as t ...
(SANFL) and
Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to:
People As a given name
*Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name:
**FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855)
** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...
in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Family
The son of Alfred Lionel Dalwood (1897-1991), and Lillian Jane Dalwood (1897-1984), née Anstey-Harris, Peter Anstey Dalwood was born at
Toorak Gardens, South Australia
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This is one of South Australia’s most expensive suburbs. It is characterised by tree-lined st ...
on 17 June 1922.
He married Iris May Bell (1924-) in Adelaide on 19 January 1946.
Education
He was educated at Adelaide's
Prince Alfred College
, motto_translation = Do Brave Deeds and Endure
, established = 1869
, type = Independent, single-sex, day & boarding
, headmaster = David Roberts
, chaplain = Reverend ...
; and, while there, he excelled as a schoolboy cricketer, hurdler and track-and-field athlete, and footballer.
He went on to study at the
University of Adelaide
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.
Military service
He served in the Australian Army from October 1941 to April 1946.
Football
On leaving Prince Alfred College, he played with the
Adelaide University Football Club
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in the
South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL).
While serving with the Australian Army, he played with the
Windsor Football Club in the Brisbane-based
Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL).
Dalwood, in his fourth VFL game, kicked seven goals to help Fitzroy defeat Collingwood. It was the highlight of his brief stint in the league.
In 1946 he returned to Norwood, with whom he kicked 70 goals for the year to top the
SANFL goal-kicking. A key forward and ruckman, he was the leading goal-kicker at Norwood on a further two occasions. He was a six time South Australian interstate representative, for a return of 13 goals.
Under captain-coach
Jack Oatey
Jack Oatey (29 August 1920 – 26 February 1994) was an Australian rules football player and coach.
Playing career
Oatey played 181 games for the Norwood Football Club between 1940 and 1952 and acted as playing-coach from 1945 to 1952.
Whil ...
, Dalwood appeared in Norwood's 1946, 1948 and 1950 premiership teams. He kicked five goals in the 1946 Grand Final win over Port Adelaide.
Death
He died in South Australia on 22 May 2000.
Peter Anstey Dalwood, ''centennialpark.org''
Notes
References
* Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Peter Anstey Dalwood (S40374), ''Department of Veterans' Affairs''.
World War Service Record: Private Peter Anstey Dalwood (S40374), ''National Archives of Australia''.
External links
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1922 births
2000 deaths
People educated at Prince Alfred College
Fitzroy Football Club players
Norwood Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
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