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(1994-10-15) (aged 78)[1]
Original team(s) Rand
Height/Weight 183 cm / 83 kg
Playing career1
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.
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