Bert Gook
Bert Gook | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Albert Henry Gook | ||
Date of birth | c. 1914 | ||
Date of death | 15 December 1964 (aged 50) | ||
Place of death | Dianella, Western Australia | ||
Original team(s) | South Perth | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre, full-forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1933–1940 | Perth | 148 (512) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1934–1938 | Western Australia | 7 (20) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Albert Henry Gook (c. 1914 – 15 December 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Perth Football Club[a] in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL). He was the league's leading goalkicker in 1939.
Gook began his career with South Perth in the Band of Hope Association,
Notes
- a The current Perth Football Club was known as the "Victoria Park Football Club" in the 1934 and 1935 seasons.
References
- ^ THE STATE TEAM. 23 PLAYERS CHOSEN. MATCHES AGAINST S.A." – The West Australian. Published Monday, 9 July 1934. Retrieved from Trove, 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Band of Hope Association" – The West Australian. Published Monday, 26 February 1934. Retrieved from Trove, 30 September 2011.
- ^ "PERTH WINS AGAIN. Ten Goals to Gook." – The West Australian. Published Monday, 22 May 1939. Retrieved from Trove, 30 September 2011.
- The Sunday Times. Published Sunday, 30 April 1939. Retrieved from Trove, 30 September 2011.
- The Sunday Times. Published Sunday, 2 March 1941. Retrieved from Trove, 30 September 2011.
- ^ "MOTOR CYCLIST'S DEATH" – The West Australian. Published Friday, 16 May 1941. Retrieved from Trove, 30 September 2011.
- ^ FOOTBALL. Benefit match on Sunday" – The West Australian. Published Thursday, 16 October 1941. Retrieved from Trove, 30 September 2011.
- ^ ALBERT HENRY GOOK – Metropolitan Cemeteries Board. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ Perth Official 'Team of the Century' Archived 11 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine – FullPointsFooty. Retrieved 30 September 2011.