Frank Mockridge was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with Geelong

Geelong Football Club

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Mockridge came to Geelong from Chilwell and was used mostly as a defender during his league career.

He was a back pocket

Back pocket

In Australian rules football, the back pocket refers to a position on the field deep in defence.Back pocket players, situated in the backline, need to have good spoiling skills and usually, quality back-pockets are noted for their hardness....

 in the 1930 VFL Grand Final

1930 VFL Grand Final

The 1930 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Geelong Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 11 October 1930. It was the 34th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine...

, which Geelong lost to Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

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. In 1931 he made just five appearances in the home and away season but was picked for his second successive grand final, as a reserve. Geelong won by 20 points and Mockridge, despite remaining on the bench for the entire game, finished his career with a premiership.