Fitzroy Football Club Dinner Menu with Player Signatures
Fitzroy Football Club Dinner Menu, Australia Hotel, October 2nd, 1935, Extensively signed by the players and officials, for whom the dinner was given, including Brownlow Medallist Haydn Bunton, Doug Nicholls, Chick Smallhorn, Dinny Ryan, Wally Gray, Leonard Maynes, Jim Toohey, Alan Fitcher, Charlie Cameron, Don Quartermain and many more. Provenance: From the estate of Leonard Maynes (Fitzroy & Essendon), In 1932, Doug Nicholls (later Sir Doug) joined the VFL's Fitzroy Football Club and in 1935, he was the first Aboriginal player to be selected to play for the Victorian interstate team, ultimately playing four interstate games. He played a total of six seasons for Fitzroy, before returning to the Northcote team in 1938. Knee injuries forced him to retire in 1939. He returned to Northcote as non-playing coach in 1947.
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