Francis Charlton "Diver" Dunne (13 August 1875 – 16 February 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL), South Fremantle in the West Australian Football Association (WAFA) and Sturt in the South Australian Football League (SAFL).Lysikatos (2015), p.46.
Family The son of William Dunne (1833–1889),A Man Lost in The Bush, The Ballarat Star, (Friday, 3 May 1889), p.2.Deaths: Dunne, The Age, (Thursday, 28 November 1889), p.1. and Annie Theresa Dunne (1837–1896),Deaths: Dunne, The Age, (Monday, 6 July 1896), p.1. née Murphy, Francis Charlton Dunne was born in Kilmore, Victoria on 13 August 1875.
He married Matilda Bridget Fensling (1877–1960) in Albury in 1902.
Football Dunne was recruited to St. Kilda from Albury in the Ovens and Murray Football League.
During his time at South Fremantle and Sturt he was considered one of the best "ruck shepherds" in the game,This unusual position is closest to what is known today as ruck rover. As one of Sturt's "Big Three" ruckmen, Cecil Wickens (), Vic Cumberland, and Frank Dunne (considered by many to be Sturt's best-ever ruck combination), Dunne's specific task — as Sturt's ruck shepherd — was "to shelter the brilliant Cumberland from knocks and interference" (Still in Uniform, The (Adelaide) News, (Thursday, 3 May 1928), p13). and represented Western Australia at the 1908 Melbourne Carnival and South Australia at the 1911 Adelaide Carnival.
Death He died at Forestville, South Australia on 16 February 1937.Deaths: Dunne, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Wednesday, 17 February 1937), p.14.
See also 1908 Melbourne Carnival 1911 Adelaide Carnival
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