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In the eyes of many Melburnians, the most famous sons of Princes Hill have been the champion footballers who have donned the Carlton navy blue: Jack Hale, Alan and Fred Jinx, W. Dunn, Paul Smith, Alan Crawford, Les Vaughan, Vince Cattogio, Paul Meldrum, Spiro Kourkoumilos, Andrew Cavedon and Ang 'WOOF' Christou. Footballers who were students at Princes Hill but who did not play for Carlton have included Noel Alford, John Dugdale and Arnold Briedis, who played for North Melbourne. In 1950, Alford was awarded the Morrish Medal as best and fairest player in the VFL Under-19s. John Dugdale, one of North Melbourne’s most famous sons, holds the club record for matches, was captain of the team and a member of the elite All Australians team of 1958.29 Brandon Ellis who completed his studies in 2011 is a regular player at played in the Richmond Football Club premierships of 2017 & 2019 before moving to the Brisbane Lions in 2020. Robert Miller, who captained the 1960 Victorian Interstate Football Team, was approached by Collingwood. Carlton cricketers have included George Parsons, Les Blasford, Frank Warne, Dickie Collins and Fred Freer, who also represented Australia in 1946. In l935, Jack McGregor and Tom Jackson were selected to play in the State cricket team against Queensland. Attila Abonyi, was a member of the Australian national association football team for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Ian Watson and older brother Ray played basketball for Australia at the Olympic Games.
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