Ernest Newling

Ernest "Bung" Newling (26 June 1876 – 30 November 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Ernest Newling
Personal information
Full name	Ernest Edward Newling
Date of birth	26 June 1876
Place of birth	Geelong, Victoria
Date of death	30 November 1944(1944-11-30) (aged 68)
Place of death	Newtown, Victoria
Original team(s)	Geelong West (GDFA)
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1900–1910	Geelong	150 (22)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1910.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Newling, who was blind in one eye, played as a defender and follower.^[2] He arrived to the club from Geelong West.^[3]

He was just the third Geelong player to appear in 150 league games, after Teddy Rankin and Henry Young. Despite his disability with the use of one eye, he managed to make 148 with Geelong B side against Belmont in a 1901/02 Geelong Cricket Association First Eleven Match.

He is buried at the East Geelong Cemetery Humble Street side.

References

1. AFL Tables: Ernest Newling
2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
3. "Ernie Newling - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.