Francis Vine

Francis Vine
Personal information
Full name	Francis Seymour Vine
Nickname(s)	Pop
Date of birth	(1904-10-01)1 October 1904
Date of death	6 October 1960(1960-10-06) (aged 56)[1]
Original team(s)	Old Melburnians
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1926–1934	Melbourne	105 (41)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934.
Career highlights
VFL premiership: 1926 Melbourne captain: 1932–1933
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Francis "Pop" Vine (1 October 1904 – 6 October 1960)^[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[3][4][5]

Vine is one of just four players in VFL/AFL history to play in a premiership on debut, along with Bill James, George Rawle and Marlion Pickett.^[6][7] He had been called up, to play the 1926 VFL Grand Final, as a replacement player for Bob Corbett. A centre half-back, Vine was club captain in 1932 and 1933.^[1]

References

1. "Francis Vine". Demon Wiki.
2. "Francis Vine - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
3. AFL Tables: Francis Vine
4. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
5. "Francis Vine". Australian Football.com.
6. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
7. Little, Craig (29 September 2019). "Marlion Pickett plays his way into AFL folklore with Richmond's leap of faith". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

External links

• Francis Vine's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Francis Vine at AustralianFootball.com