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Charlie Pierce (footballer)
Charles Thomas Pierce (3 February 1917 – 30 August 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Charlie Pierce | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Thomas Pierce | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 30 August 2007 (aged 90) | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1937–1939 | Hawthorn | 17 (13) | |
| 1939 | North Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
| Total | 18 (13) | ||
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
1937 Best First-Year Players edit
In September 1937, The Argus selected Pierce in its team of 1937's first-year players.[2]
| Best First-Year Players (1937) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Backs | Bernie Treweek (Fitzroy) | Reg Henderson (Richmond) | Lawrence Morgan (Fitzroy) |
| H/Backs | Gordon Waters (Hawthorn) | Bill Cahill (Essendon) | Eddie Morcom (North Melbourne) |
| Centre Line | Ted Buckley (Melbourne) | George Bates (Richmond) | Jack Kelly (St Kilda) |
| H/Forwards | Col Williamson (St Kilda) | Ray Watts (Essendon) | Don Dilks (Footscray) |
| Forwards | Lou Sleeth (Richmond) | Sel Murray (North Melbourne) | Charlie Pierce (Hawthorn) |
| Rucks/Rover | Reg Garvin (St Kilda) | Sandy Patterson (South Melbourne) | Des Fothergill (Collingwood) |
| Second Ruck | Lawrence Morgan | Col Williamson | Lou Sleeth |
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 706. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Football Season's Many Good Recruits, The Argus, (Tuesday, 7 September 1937), p.14.
External links edit
- Charlie Pierce's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Charlie Pierce at AustralianFootball.com