Adolphos Heinrich Julius Carl "Dolph" Heinrichs was an Australian rules footballer who played with East Fremantle and North Fremantle in the West Australian Football Association.
13 Facts About Dolph Heinrichs
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Dolph Heinrichs represented the Western Australian cricket team in two first-class cricket matches.
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Dolph Heinrichs spent some of his childhood in Victoria but played his junior football in Western Australia, prior to joining East Fremantle in 1899.
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Dolph Heinrichs played with East Fremantle for two years and then went to the Western Australian goldfields where he played with Kalgoorlie in the 1901 Goldfields Football Association season.
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Dolph Heinrichs performed well, kicking five of his team's 10 goals in a nine-point win.
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Dolph Heinrichs was a member of their 1906 premiership winning team, playing with his younger brother Albert.
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Dolph Heinrichs retired as a player but remained in the league for several seasons as an umpire.
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Dolph Heinrichs was appointed the coach of South Fremantle Football Club midway through the 1925 WAFL season.
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Dolph Heinrichs had batted at four on that occasion and was promoted to opener for the match against New South Wales at the same venue later in the summer.
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Dolph Heinrichs was dismissed in both innings, both scores of 12 and 24.
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Dolph Heinrichs worked at the Education Department for many years, teaching in schools across the state.
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Dolph Heinrichs was the mentor of Australian Test cricketer Ernest Bromley.
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Dolph Heinrichs later had a book published entitled The Jubilee Book, which covers the history of the East Fremantle Football Club up until 1947.