Research Tim Lane Melbourne football club 1912

[killer]

Any info on Tim Lane or T. O'B Lane ?

can't find any information on this fellow on trove
supposed to have been a 6.6 ruckman who played for Sturt but nothing
in their history book

 

[killer]

According to this he was from Brighton

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198128108

 

[35Daicos]

http://demonwiki.org/Tim+Lane

From: Ballarat/Sturt
Number: 15 1912

The 6'6" forward was the biggest player of his era. Lane was described as a "high mark" and "powerful kickist" upon his recruitment, but he only played one season with the club.

Cleared to Carlton

in early 1913 he never played a match for them.

Described as an Ex-Brightonian

before moving to Adelaide in some sources. Also known as W.Lane in contemporary Football Records

He doesn't get a mention here either as having played senior football for Sturt:- http://www.sturtfc.com.au/history/sturt-the-numbers

 

[killer]

I think he was West Adelaide not Sturt

 

[35Daicos]

From the 1912 Round 1 Football Record:- Much is expected by Melbourne barrackers from W. Lane. He hails from Ballarat and Adelaide, and is a very fine high mark and powerful kickist. Lane is over 6 ft. in height, and is equipped with a fine turn of pace. He can turn quickly, so here is a contradiction of the saying, " It's a long lane that has no turning."

 

[35Daicos]

I think he was West Adelaide not Sturt

I think you're right! He's the big bloke on the third row ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1911_West_Adelaide_Championship_of_Australia_team.jpg ):-

1911 West Adelaide Championship of Australia team

Team photo of the 1911 SAFL side West Adelaide who won that years Championship of Australia.
BACK ROW - J.F McCarthy, W Mills, L Smith
THIRD ROW - G Oakley, W A'Court, T Moore, T Lane, W Slattery, J Moy
SECOND ROW - Alec Conlin, J.J McCarthy, H.R Head (V.C), J Dailey (Capt.), W Dowling, J.J Baker, Art Conlin
FRONT ROW - B Hele, R Stearnes, V.V Conlin
COACH & CAPTAIN: J.B Dailey

 

[35Daicos]

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5255857 (The Advertiser 15 March 1911):-

This says T Lane of Ballarat would be playing with West Adelaide that season (as he was living in the area).

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/45193421 (Barrier Miner, 10 May 1912):-

A few seasons ago a Ballarat team visited Broken Hill. A conspicuous figure in the ranks of the visitors was a tall sturdy player named Lane, who was recruited from tho South Yarra club, a junior team in Melbourne. Lane, who gives his height as 6ft. 6in. now plays on the forward line for the Melbourne team in the Victorian league.


This thread may be of interest to you, Supermercado .

 

[killer]

There was a Lane in the Ballarat team touring through Adelaide in June 1910
unfortunately an article in September that year refer to him as J.Lane
could be a typo

SA v Ballarat June 1910

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/211431794/23517515


http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/216367716


Sept 1910

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/103901606