Harold Shillinglaw
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Harold Arthur Edward Shillinglaw (born 2 December 1927 in Melbourne
) is a former Australian rules football
er who played for Fitzroy
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Shillinglaw was brought up in Fitzroy and made his debut for their football club in the 1945 VFL season
. The Collingwood Tech recruit ended up playing 63 games over seven seasons with Fitzroy. He also had a brief cricket career, playing three first-class matches for Victoria
for whom he took 8 wickets at 20.25 with his right-arm medium pace bowling and scored 88 runs at 17.60 between 1949/50 and 1953/54.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
) is a former Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played for Fitzroy
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Shillinglaw was brought up in Fitzroy and made his debut for their football club in the 1945 VFL season
1945 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1945.-Premiership season:In 1945, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus one substitute player, known as the 19th man...
. The Collingwood Tech recruit ended up playing 63 games over seven seasons with Fitzroy. He also had a brief cricket career, playing three first-class matches for Victoria
Victorian Bushrangers
The Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition...
for whom he took 8 wickets at 20.25 with his right-arm medium pace bowling and scored 88 runs at 17.60 between 1949/50 and 1953/54.