Background
Ludlow was born in Northcote, Victoria on 22 July 1906.
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Arthur Ludlow
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Ludlow played for Collingwood District before he joined Preston in the 1926 VFA season. A ruckman, he remained with Preston in the 1927 season, after which he was recruited by Street Kilda. Debuting for Street Kilda in the opening round, Ludlow did not miss a game for his new club in 1928.
He appeared in all 18 rounds and kicked 22 goals.
His marking ability quickly earned praise and he was soon considered one of the best high marks in the competition. In 1929 he played 16 games for Street Kilda and twice represented Victoria at interstate football.
He was then picked for the Victorian squad for a tour of Western Australia and South Australia. He missed the second fixture and the game in Adelaide with injury.
Street Kilda made the finals in 1929 and met Collingwood in a semi-final, but Ludlow missed selection as he was suffering from a "severe cold".
Ludlow came close to returning to Preston in 1930 but remained with Street Kilda and started the season with four goals against Hawthorn in the opening round. During the season he suffered from the first serious injury of his VFL career, a damaged shoulder injury which kept him out for five weeks, after he had appeared in the first 11 rounds. In 1931 he left Street Kilda to play in Sydney for the Newtown Australian Football Club.
Frank, also known as "Bill", had played VFL football for North Melbourne back in 1929.
Newtown lost the 1931 premiership decider to Sydney by five points. Ludlow transferred back to Street Kilda for the 1932 VFL season and was straight back into the side for the opening round fixture against Richmond.
A disappointing performance however saw him dropped to the league seconds and it would be his final VFL appearance for Street Kilda. Personal life
Ludlow worked as a petrol tank driver for Shell.
Achievements
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On 8 June he was amongst Victoria"s best players in their nine-point win over South Australia on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In Perth he played in the first of two fixtures, a 23-point win over the Western Australians. lieutenant was the first time Victoria had won in Perth over the home side. He was Street Kilda"s joint top vote getter in the 1929 Brownlow Medal count, his three best on grounds were enough to finish equal fifth overall. He finished the season how it had began, with another four-goal effort, in a win over Essendon in round 17.
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Australian