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Hugh Murnane

Hugh Richard Murnane (29 October 1916 – 13 March 1974)[1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL),[2] who was widely regarded as the recruit of the year in 1937.[3][4]

Hugh Murnane
Personal information
Full name Hugh Richard Murnane
Date of birth (1916-10-29)29 October 1916
Place of birth St Arnaud, Victoria
Date of death 13 March 1974(1974-03-13) (aged 57)
Place of death Parkville, Victoria
Original team(s) Rochester
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Centre Half Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1937–40 Melbourne 52 (42)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Football edit

Murnane was recruited from Rochester Football Club in the Bendigo Football League and played 17 games in 1937, debuting in round one against Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[5]

Murnane played in Melbourne's 1939 Reserves VFL premiership side, interestingly alongside former Rochester team-mate, Adrian Dullard.[6]

Military service edit

Murnane later served in the Australian Army for two years during World War II.[7]

Death edit

He died at Parkville, Victoria on 13 March 1974.[8]

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Hugh Murnane - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.604.
  3. ^ "1937 - Murnane (Melb) Best New League Player". The Herald. 26 April 1937. p. 24. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. ^ "1937 - Richmond first to see Murnane". Sporting Globe. 5 May 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. ^ "1937 - Another giant for Melbourne". The Herald. 23 April 1923. p. 19. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. ^ "1939 - Melbourne Wins". The Argus. 29 September 1939. p. 15. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. ^ "World War II Roll: Hugh Richard Murnane". Department of Veterans Affairs.
  8. ^ Deaths: Murnane, The Age, (Thursday, 14 March 1974), p.21.

References edit

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.

External links edit

  • Hugh Murnane's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Hugh Murnane's profile at Demonwiki
  • Hugh Murnane at Boyles Football Photos.

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