Frank Asling
Australian rules footballer
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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]
Berwick, Victoria
Narre Warren, Victoria
| Frank Asling | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leslie Frank Asling | ||
| Born |
7 March 1912 Berwick, Victoria | ||
| Died |
16 August 1990 (aged 78) Narre Warren, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Belgrave | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1934 | Collingwood | 5 (1) | |
| 1935 | Essendon | 7 (0) | |
| 1936 | Hawthorn | 2 (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.