Bernie Hore

Bernie Hore
Personal information
Full name	William Bernard Hore
Date of birth	2 June 1916
Place of birth	Albury, New South Wales
Date of death	15 October 1994 (aged 78)[1]
Original team(s)	Rand
Height/Weight	183 cm / 83 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1936-1940	Geelong	60 (2)
^1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1940 season.

William Bernard "Bernie" Hore (2 June 1916 – 15 October 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Hore, a defender, could also play as a ruckman and came to Geelong from New South Wales.^[2] He made most of his appearances in 1937 and 1938, playing 19 games in each year.^[3] In the 1937 VFL Grand Final win over Collingwood, Hore had 21 kicks from the back pocket.^[4] He also played for Victorian Football Association club Coburg, crossing without a clearance in 1941 during the throw-pass era,.^[5] and he missed the 1941 Grand Final through suspension.^[6] His football career was put on hold during World War II, and he served in the Northern Territory with the 23rd/21st Battalion during the conflict.^[7] He returned to play with Coburg after the war.^[8]

References

1. Obituary in the Lithgow Mercury, 20 October 1994
2. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
3. AFL Tables: Bernie Hore
4. "1937 VFL Grand Final: Geelong vs. Collingwood". Australian Football.
5. "League men go to VFA". The Argus (Melbourne, VIC). 10 April 1941. p. 10.
6. "Association flashes". The Sporting Globe (Melbourne, VIC). 4 October 1941. p. 3.
7. "WW2 Nominal Roll". Australian Government.
8. "Hore back with Coburg". The Argus (Melbourne, VIC). 3 July 1946. p. 8.