Dave Duff

Australian rules footballer, born 1901

Australian rules footballer

Dave Duff

Personal information
Full name	David E. Duff
Date of birth	(1901-06-15)15 June 1901
Date of death	31 December 1977(1977-12-31) (aged 76)
Original team(s)	Murrayville
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s)	Full-forward
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1926	Melbourne	11 (26)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

David E. Duff (15 June 1901 – 31 December 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Although he spent just one season at Melbourne, Duff was a member of a premiership team.^[1] He kicked a season best seven goals against Hawthorn at Glenferrie Oval in round 18 and continued his form in the finals with three goals in both the semi-final and preliminary final wins.^[2] In the 1926 VFL Grand Final he was Melbourne's full-forward and managed two goals.^[2]

Duff then became a prolific goal-kicker for Ballarat and in 1927, his first year, set a Ballarat Football League record tally of 113 goals. The record remained until 1953, when surpassed by Redan forward Bill Wells.^[3] He also topped the league's goal-kicking in 1928 and 1929.

References

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
^ ^a ^b AFL Tables: Dave Duff
^ The Argus, "Bomber Still Bombing", 21 September 1953, p. 15