Frank Caine

Not to be confused with Frank Kane.

Frank Caine (28 July 1881 – 19 January 1930) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.

Frank Caine
Cigarette card of Caine in 1910
Personal information
Full name	Francis Albert Caine
Date of birth	28 July 1881
Place of birth	Murtoa, Victoria
Date of death	19 January 1930(1930-01-19) (aged 48)
Place of death	South Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s)	Minyip, Lancefield
Debut	Round 7, 1905, Carlton vs. St Kilda, at Junction Oval
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1905–1909	Carlton (VFL)	80 (147)
1910–1911	North Melbourne (VFA)
1912–1914	Essendon (VFL)	22 0(33)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914.
Career highlights
1910 VFA premiership 1910 Association leading goalkicker
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Football

Caine was recruited from Lancefield^[1] and made his debut for the Carlton Football Club against St Kilda in Round 7 of the 1905 season. He went on to play 80 games and kick 147 goals for the Blues.

In a huge coup for North Melbourne, Caine was poached from Carlton in early 1910 along with ‘Mallee’ Johnson, Fred Jinks, and Charlie Hammond. He helped North to their third VFA premiership in 1910, and also topped the Association's goalkicking standings for that season, kicking a new record of 75 goals (including finals).^[2]

In 1912 Caine moved to Essendon, where he played a further 22 games.

Notes

1. "1930 - Football: Death of Frank Caine". The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic). 25 January 1930. p. 26. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
2. Old Boy (25 September 1911). "Association Final – Essendon premiers". The Argus. Melbourne. p. 5.

References

• "DEATH OF FRANK CAINE". The Australasian. 25 January 1930. p. 26 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• Frank Caine at Blueseum