years death_date clubs statsend name originalteam birth_date article_title heightweight
1920 -- 1928 14 may 1949 essendon 1928 greg stockdale rushworth 30 july 1899 greg stockdale
 178 cm / 73 kg
greg stockdale

greg stockdale -lrb- 30 july 1899 -- 14 may 1949 -rrb- was an australian rules footballer who played with essendon in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- during the 1920s .
a left footer , stockdale started his career as a half back flanker and was first pushed up forward in the 1922 preliminary final , a place he remained in for most of his career .
the following season he kicked 68 goals and was the league 's leading goalkicker , breaking the record for the most goals kicked by a player in a season .
it was also the first of three times that he led essendon 's goalkicking tallies .
he won the 1925 essendon best and fairest award and represented victoria in interstate football on 8 occasions .
stockdale joined northcote in the victorian football association -lrb- vfa -rrb- in 1929 and by the end of the season was a member of their inaugural premiership side .
