He kicked 8 goals haul in his second VFL game, against South Melbourne at Princes Park, in round four of the 1930 season.[2] Despite playing from the forward-pocket, he continued to outscore his key forward teammates Horrie Clover and Harry Vallence for the rest of the year, and finished the season as Carlton's leading goal-kicker on 56 goals.[2]
Although he kicked 15 goals in the opening three rounds of the 1931 season,[2] he only kicked 16 goals in his remaining 10 senior games for that season. His overall record, while playing for Carlton was exactly three goals a game.[2]
North Melbourne (VFL)edit
At the end of 1931, Allen, who had been unemployed for 18 months, transferred over to North Melbourne, and was immediately given employment (arranged by the North Melbourne committeeman, George Leslie Virgin).[3]
Allen was second in the goal-kicking at North Melbourne to Tom Fitzmaurice in each of his three seasons, with a best of 44 goals in 1933.[2]
At the end of the 1934 season he retired from the VFL, citing ill health.[4] He attempted a comeback in 1937, without success.[5][6]
Brunswick (VFA)edit
Identified as a forward from Fairfield, Allen took part in the 1939 pre-season training at Brunswick,[7] and made the club's final training list for the season.[8]
"Les Allen (Fairfield and Carlton) should prove an acquisition on [Brunswick's] forward line. He co-operated well with the more seasoned players, and, although he has had no previous experience of the throw-pass, proved himself an excellent pupil." — The Sporting Globe, 1 April 1939.[9]
His only senior game for Brunswick was when he was 19th man in the 29 April 1939 match against Northcote;[10] he replaced the injured Bill McGrath during the third quarter.[11]
Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN978-1-920910-78-5.
External linksedit
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allen, australian, footballer, leslie, thomas, allen, march, 1911, september, 1989, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, carlton, north, melbourne, victorian, football, league, allenallen, 1930personal, informationfull, nameleslie, thomas, allendate, b. Leslie Thomas Allen 7 March 1911 5 September 1989 was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League VFL Les AllenAllen in 1930Personal informationFull nameLeslie Thomas AllenDate of birth 1911 03 07 7 March 1911Place of birthWangaratta Victoria AustraliaDate of death5 September 1989 1989 09 05 aged 78 Original team s FairfieldHeight178 cm 5 ft 10 in Weight72 kg 159 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1930 1931Carlton29 87 1932 1934North Melbourne41 103 Total70 190 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Family 2 Football 2 1 Fairfield MAFA 2 2 Carlton VFL 2 3 North Melbourne VFL 2 4 Brunswick VFA 2 5 Fairfield VAFA 3 Death 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksFamily editThe youngest child of Robert Allen and Agnes Louisa Maude Allen nee Madew Leslie Thomas Allen was born at Wangaratta Victoria on 7 March 1911 He married Mary Ursula May Tobrady on 21 September 1935 Football editAllen a forward was originally from Wangaratta Fairfield MAFA edit He came to Carlton via the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association MAFA team Fairfield Football Club 1 Carlton VFL edit He kicked 8 goals haul in his second VFL game against South Melbourne at Princes Park in round four of the 1930 season 2 Despite playing from the forward pocket he continued to outscore his key forward teammates Horrie Clover and Harry Vallence for the rest of the year and finished the season as Carlton s leading goal kicker on 56 goals 2 Although he kicked 15 goals in the opening three rounds of the 1931 season 2 he only kicked 16 goals in his remaining 10 senior games for that season His overall record while playing for Carlton was exactly three goals a game 2 North Melbourne VFL edit At the end of 1931 Allen who had been unemployed for 18 months transferred over to North Melbourne and was immediately given employment arranged by the North Melbourne committeeman George Leslie Virgin 3 Allen was second in the goal kicking at North Melbourne to Tom Fitzmaurice in each of his three seasons with a best of 44 goals in 1933 2 At the end of the 1934 season he retired from the VFL citing ill health 4 He attempted a comeback in 1937 without success 5 6 Brunswick VFA edit Identified as a forward from Fairfield Allen took part in the 1939 pre season training at Brunswick 7 and made the club s final training list for the season 8 Les Allen Fairfield and Carlton should prove an acquisition on Brunswick s forward line He co operated well with the more seasoned players and although he has had no previous experience of the throw pass proved himself an excellent pupil The Sporting Globe 1 April 1939 9 dd His only senior game for Brunswick was when he was 19th man in the 29 April 1939 match against Northcote 10 he replaced the injured Bill McGrath during the third quarter 11 Fairfield VAFA edit In 1939 he was granted a clearance from Brunswick to the Fairfield Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association VAFA the D Section premiers in 1938 12 Death editHe died at Wangaratta citation needed on 5 September 1989 13 Notes edit Holmesby amp Main 2007 a b c d e AFLTables Job found for Forward North Seek Allen Carlton The Herald Tuesday 19 April 1932 p 14 The Argus New Players at North 26 May 1937 p 14 New Players at North The Argus Wednesday 26 May 1937 p 14 North Melbourne Les Allen Reappears The Age Wednesday 26 May 1937 p 20 Brunswick s Form The Argus Monday 3 April 1939 p 16 Brunswick Fights for Its Players The Argus Monday 10 April 1939 p 12 Good Recruits at V F A Practice Brunswick The Sporting Globe Saturday 1 April 1939 p 4 Brunswick will have Hard Game The Herald Friday 28 April 1938 p 18 Photograph taken during the match The Age Monday 1 May 1939 p 15 McInnes Omitted at Brunswick The Argus Friday 19 May 1939 p 20 Les Allen at AustralianFootball comReferences editHolmesby Russell Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers BAS Publishing ISBN 978 1 920910 78 5 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Les Allen Australian footballer Les Allen s playing statistics from AFL Tables Les Allen at The VFA Project Les Allen at Blueseum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Les Allen Australian footballer amp oldid 1169997490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
