Frank Kenny

Frank Kenny
Personal information
Full name Francis Kenny
Date of birth (1878-08-09)9 August 1878
Place of birth Emerald Hill, Victoria
Date of death 26 April 1930(1930-04-26) (aged 51)
Place of death Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) South Melbourne Jnrs
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1904 St Kilda 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Francis Kenny (9 August 1878 – 26 April 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

Kenny, a South Melbourne junior, made two appearances for St Kilda, in the 1904 VFL season.[1][2] He debuted in St Kilda's round 15 loss to Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[3] The following week he played against Collingwood at Junction Oval, in a 61-point loss.[4]

Also a district cricketer for South Melbourne, Kenny played several cricket matches alongside his twin brother Arthur, a Victorian first-class cricketer.[5][6] It is said that their identical appearances used to confuse opposition players, when one of them came in to bat after another had earlier been dismissed.[5]

Assault and death

Kenny suffered a fractured skull in an assault outside Flinders Street station on 23 April 1930 and died of his injuries in Royal Melbourne Hospital three days later.[7][8] He had been selling race cards to passers-by and got into an argument with a rival vendor, Francis Edwards, who struck him.[9][10] As a result of the inquest, Edwards was charged with manslaughter.[10]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. ^ "AFL Tables – Frank Kenny – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. ^ "AFL Tables – Melbourne v St Kilda – Sat, 20-Aug-1904 2:30 PM – Match Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. ^ "AFL Tables – St Kilda v Collingwood – Sat, 27-Aug-1904 2:30 PM – Match Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Death of Former Cricketer". Recorder (Port Pirie). Port Pirie, SA. 7 August 1934. p. 3. Retrieved 20 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Arthur Kenny". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Racebook Vendor Assaulted". The Singleton Argus. NSW. 25 April 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 20 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Assault Sequel". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 April 1930. p. 12. Retrieved 20 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Street Altercation". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. NSW. 25 April 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 20 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ a b "Death After Blow". The Argus. Melbourne. 18 September 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 20 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.