Don Dilks


Donald Ian Dilks was a former Australian [rules football]er who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League.

Family

The son of John Ernest Dilks, and Minnie Victoria Dilks, née Goding, Donald Ian Dilks was born on 20 May 1912.
He married Jean Elizabeth Deller, the sister of Williamstown footballers Eddie Deller and Reg Deller, in 1938.

Football

Recruited from Spotswood Citizens.

1937 Best First-Year Players

In September 1937, The Argus selected Dilks in its team of 1937's first-year players.
Best First-Year Players
BacksBernie Treweek
Reg Henderson
Lawrence Morgan
H/BacksGordon Waters
Bill Cahill
Eddie Morcom
Centre LineTed Buckley
George Bates
Jack Kelly
H/ForwardsCol Williamson
Ray [Watts (footballer)|Ray Watts]
Don Dilks
ForwardsLou Sleeth
Sel Murray
Charlie [Pierce (footballer)|Charlie Pierce]
Rucks/RoverReg Garvin
Sandy Patterson
Des Fothergill
Second RuckLawrence MorganCol WilliamsonLou Sleeth