Tom Arklay

Tom Arklay (26 March 1914 – 11 January 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career
A Geelong local, Arklay made his senior debut 1933. He was a tough and physical player, mostly used on the half back flank and also as a ruck rover. In both 1938 and 1940 he won Geelong's best and fairest and was a premiership player in 1937.

Arklay left the club after the 1941 VFL season which he had spent as captain. In 1944 however he made a comeback, as captain-coach before retiring at the season's end.

Arklay later coached in rural Victoria for a number of years at - Casterton, Lascelles, Warracknabeal, Woomelang-Lascelles and King Valley, winning four premierships during that time - Casterton - 1945, Lascelles - 1946 and 1949 and Warracknabeal in 1947.

Arklay was still playing club and representative football in 1951 for Woomelang-Lascelles in the Southern Mallee Football League.