Richard Thomas Mullaly (19 June 1892 – 11 June 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The son of William Patrick Mullaly (-1936),Mr. Wm. Patrick Mullaly, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 19 December 1936), p.4. and Emma Mullaly, née Dillon, he was born on 19 June 1892. He married Gertrude Sarah Black (1893-1919) in 1916.Deaths: Mullaly, The Argus, (Wednesday, 16 April 1919), p.1. They had a daughter, Catherine Marie (1918-).Births: Mullaly, The Argus, (Monday, 18 February 1918), p.1; Couples Who Are Engaged: Mullaly—Finnigan, The Argus, (Saturday, 20 May 1950), p.9.
He married, for a second time, on 28 November 1925. His second wife was Anne Elizabeth Finn (1900–1990).Orange Blossoms" Mullaly—Finn, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 5 December 1925), p.5 (note that this report incorrectly has her father as "T", rather than "J" Finn).Death of Mr. Mullaly's Father-in-Law, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 20 May 1933), p.1; The Final Call: Mr. Jeremiah Finn, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 20 May 1933), p.1. Their son, Paul Richard Mullaly, Q.C., B.A., LL.B,. Dip.Theol., was a judge of the Victorian County Court from 1979 to 2001.They Received Degrees: Bachelor of Laws, The Age, (Monday, 9 April 1951), p.9; 30 Admitted to Practise Law, The Age, (Tuesday, 4 March 1952), p.3; Engagements: McCarthy—Mullaly, The Argus, (Tuesday, 4 October 1955), p.16; Cupid was SO busy!, The Argus, (Tuesday, 3 April 1956), p.8; Farewells: Judge Mullaly, Victorian Bar News, No.118, (Spring 2001), p.25.
Football Recruited locally from Leopold, Mullaly played mainly as a centreman during his time at South Melbourne. He participated in South Melbourne's 1912 and 1914 VFL Grand Final losses.AFL Tables: Dick Mullaly
Mullaly continued to serve South Melbourne after his retirement in the role of club secretary, a position he held for 12 yearsThe Argus,"Mr. Mullaly To Resign", 30 November 1939, p. 12S.M.F.C. Secretary to Retire, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 2 December 1939), p.1. — with the collection of players recruited from interstate in 1932/1933 becoming known as South Melbourne's "Foreign Legion".The caricature at the foot of page 10 of Table Talk (22 June 1933) was created by Richard "Dick" Ovenden (1897-1972). From left to right those represented are: Jack Bisset, the team’s captain; Dick Mullaly, the club’s secretary; Brighton Diggins, from Subiaco (WAFL); Bert Beard, from South Fremantle (WAFL); Bill Faul, from Subiaco (WAFL); Joe O'Meara, from East Perth (WAFL); Frank Davies, from City (NTFA); Laurie Nash, from City (NTFA); John Bowe, from Subiaco (WAFL); Jack Wade, from Port Adelaide (SANFL); Ossie Bertram, from West Torrens (SANFL); and Wilbur Harris, from West Torrens (SANFL). He was awarded life membership in 1940.First Ballotless Meeting in Quarter-Century, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 14 December 1940), p.2.
He was also a selector for the Victorian interstate team and helped pick the side which competed in the 1933 Sydney Carnival.
Death Dick Mullaly died on 11 June 1971.Deaths; Mullaly, The Age, (Monday, 14 June 1971), p.12.
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References Writ for Slander: Against Football Club Secretary, The Age, (Thursday 11 April 1935), p.12. Night Football: To The Editor of the Sporting Globe (letter from R. T. Mullaly), The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 20 April 1935), p.7.
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