Mick Pleass

Mick Pleass

Pleass in 1899
Personal information
Full name George Victor Pleass
Date of birth 12 November 1874
Date of death 27 August 1925(1925-08-27) (aged 50)
Original team(s) South Melbourne (VFA)
Position(s) Follower
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897–1904
1904
Total
South Melbourne
Essendon
109 (41)
004 0(0)
113 (41)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904 season.

George Victor "Mick" Pleass (12 November 1874 – 27 August 1925) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Pleass was a follower and played his early football at South Melbourne when they were in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). He participated in their inaugural VFL match and remained with the club until 1904 when he crossed to Essendon, after his transfer to play for Boulder in the Western Australian Goldfields was refused. During his career he represented Victoria at interstate football on three occasions.[2]

A ruckman, Pleass briefly gave the game away in 1902 to become a field umpire but returned to South Melbourne after officiating in a couple of games.[3]

References

  1. "Obituary.". Westralian Worker (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 4 September 1925. p. 14. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. "Past Player Profiles - P". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

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