Horrie Clover
Horrie Clover |
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Personal information |
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Date of birth |
20 March 1895 |
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Date of death |
1 January 1984(1984-01-01) (aged 88) |
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Original team(s) |
Maryborough |
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Debut |
Round 2, 1920, Carlton v. Richmond, at Punt Road Oval |
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Height/Weight |
185 cm / 87 kg |
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Playing career1 |
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Years |
Club |
Games (Goals) |
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1920-1931 |
Carlton |
147 (396) |
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Coaching career |
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Years |
Club |
Games (W–L–D) |
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1922-1923, 1927 |
Carlton |
45 (26-18-1) |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931 season. |
Career highlights |
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- Carlton captain/coach 1922–24, 1927
- Carlton leading goalkicker 1920–1923, 1926, 1928
- Carlton Best & Fairest 1929
- VFL Leading Goalkicker 1922
- Victorian representative (9 games, 20 goals).
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Horrie Clover (20 March 1895 – 1 January 1984) was a leading Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL).
Clover was a high-marking centre half-forward who starred from his first game, kicking three goals and hitting the post four times.[1] Clover was Carlton’s key player during his career, including stints as playing coach in 1922-23 and 1927 for 26 wins from 45 matches. He also served as club secretary, vice-president and president over many years.
Called "one of the finest exponents of the centre-half-forward position that the game has known",[1] Clover was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
References
Sources
- Atkinson, G. (1982) Everything you ever wanted to know about Australian rules football but couldn't be bothered asking, The Five Mile Press: Melbourne. ISBN 0 86788 009 0.
- Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 51. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X.
External links
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| The Leading Goalkicker Medal was awarded from the VFL's first season, in 1897, until 1954, when the award was renamed the Coleman Medal. | | |
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