Harold Arthur was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with North Melbourne

North Melbourne Football Club

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 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Arthur, a centreman, made three appearances with North Melbourne in 1941 but then didn't play for the next two years due to the war. He returned to the team in 1944 but was unable to become a regular fixture in the side. In 1945 he won the Gardiner Medal

Gardiner Medal

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, which was rewarded to the Best and Fairest

Best and Fairest

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 player in the league seconds. The following year he began playing for Port Melbourne

Port Melbourne Football Club

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He was the uncle of Hawthorn

Hawthorn Football Club

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 premiership captain Graham Arthur

Graham Arthur

Graham Arthur is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL in the 1950s and 1960s.Arthur played primarily as a half forward, debuting while still only 18 years old....

 and the younger brother of Alan Arthur

Alan Arthur

Alan Arthur was an Australian rules footballer who played thirty games for Essendon in 1928 and 1930 in the Victorian Football League ....

, who played for Essendon

Essendon Football Club

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