Frank Asling

Leslie Frank Asling (7 March 1912 – 16 August 1990) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood, Essendon and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Frank Asling
Personal information
Full name Leslie Frank Asling
Date of birth (1912-03-07)7 March 1912
Place of birth Berwick, Victoria
Date of death 16 August 1990(1990-08-16) (aged 78)
Place of death Narre Warren, Victoria
Original team(s) Belgrave
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1934 Collingwood 05 (1)
1935 Essendon 07 (0)
1936 Hawthorn 02 (1)
Total 14 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Asling attended Dandenong High School[2] and initially played football for Berwick, where he was halfback and follower.[3] He transferred to Belgrave in 1932[4] and then in the 1934 season played four games for the Collingwood seconds before being promoted to the seniors where he played five games that year.[5] After failing to make Collingwood's list in 1935, Asling moved to Essendon and made seven appearances for them that year.[6] After again failing to make a list in his second year, in 1936 Asling transferred to Hawthorn[7] where he made two senior appearances. In 1937 he returned to Belgrave.[8]

Asling served in both the Australian Army[9] and the Royal Australian Air Force[10] during World War II.

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Dandenong High School: Speech Night". The Dandenong Journal. Vol. 66, no. 52. Victoria, Australia. 25 December 1930. p. 2.
  3. "BERWICK RECOVER". Weekly Times. No. 3, 280. Victoria, Australia. 9 August 1930. p. 66.
  4. "ALBURY CLUBS DISAGREE OVER VISIT OF CITY TEAMS". The Age. No. 24, 157. Victoria, Australia. 13 September 1932. p. 10.
  5. "FLEDGLING OF PROMISE". Sporting Globe. No. 1, 241. Victoria, Australia. 23 June 1934. p. 7.
  6. "Essendon's Best Team". The Argus. No. 27, 698. Victoria, Australia. 29 May 1935. p. 11.
  7. "ESSENDON PLAYERS FOR OTHER CLUBS". The Herald. No. 18, 355. Victoria, Australia. 13 March 1936. p. 18.
  8. "HAWTHORN". The Age. No. 25, 588. Victoria, Australia. 21 April 1937. p. 23.
  9. "World War II Roll: Leslie Frank Asling". Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  10. "World War II Roll: Leslie Frank Asling". Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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