Ian Monks (6 August 1931 – 6 January 2009) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
er who played with
Essendon and
South Melbourne in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...
(VFL).
He won a reserves premiership with Essendon in 1952. After his time in the VFL, he played for
Port Melbourne
Port Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of City of Melbourne, Melbourne and City of Port Phillip, Port Phillip Local government ...
and
Caulfield in the
Victorian Football Association
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...
(VFA).
Monks also had a long district cricket career for
Essendon, playing 214 First XI games between 1949/50 and 1968/69, averaging 22.44 with the bat,
and served as captain.
See also
*
1965–66 Victorian district cricket final
Notes
External links
*
*
*
Essendon Football Club past player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Monks, Ian
1931 births
2009 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Essendon Football Club players
Sydney Swans players
Cricketers from Victoria (state)
Port Melbourne Football Club players
Caulfield Football Club players