Clarrie Hindson
| Clarrie Hindson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Clarence Melville Hindson | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Wychitella, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 12 February 2002 (aged 94) | ||
| Place of death | Tewantin, Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Brighton Vale Amateurs | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1930–1936 | St Kilda | 90 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Clarence Melville Hindson (6 October 1907 – 12 February 2002)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Family
The son of Charles Melville Hindson (1882-1947),[3] and Mary Winifred Hindson (1887-1974), née McMahon, Clarence Melville Hindson was born at Wychitella, Victoria on 6 October 1907. His brother, Cyril James Hindson (1912-), played in 106 games for the Brighton Football Club in the VFA from 1935-1940.[4]
He married Dulcie May Barker (1914-1982) in 1936.[5]
Cricket
He played Sub-District cricket with the Brighton Cricket Club in the 1930-31 season.[6][7][8]
Football
He was recruited from the Brighton Vale Football Club in the C-Section of the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA). Identified as "unallotted", Hindson was granted a permit to play with St Kilda on 23 April 1930.[9]
St Kilda (VFL)
Hindson was captain of St Kilda for part of the 1933 VFL season, after the playing coach broke his shoulder. He didn't captain the club the following year but was in charge for the entire 1935 season.
27 May 1933
In his last senior match of St Kilda, Hindson was one of those injured in the infamous and brutal match against North Melbourne, at the Junction Oval, on 27 May 1933 — which was stopped at one stage because a wild brawl instigated by the North Melbourne players had erupted in the centre — in which (at that time winless in 1933) St Kilda, with only 15 men still on the field, defeated North Melbourne 13.19 (97) to 11.17 (83).[10][11]
Of the nineteen St Kilda men that participated (i.e, including the 19th man Tom Fogarty),[12][11] eleven were injured: Jack Anderson (leg), Stewart Anderson (knocked out), Roy Bence (concussion; twice), Doug Bourne (calf), Matt Cave (eye gash), Bill Downie (broken thumb), Jack George (ankle), Clarrie Hindson (broken ankle), Jack Holden (ankle), Bill Mohr (broken ribs), and Billy Roberts (concussion).[11] Despite their injuries, seven remained on the field: Jack Anderson, Stewart Anderson, Bourne, Bill Downie, George, Holden, and Roberts.[11] The St Kilda President, Gallipoli veteran and naval war hero Commander Fred Arlington-Burke, who described St Kilda's 15-man victory as the greatest moral victory in the club's history, commissioned a silver "Badge of Courage" — bearing the inscription "St KILDA DEFEATED Nth MELBOURNE WITH 15 MEN MAY 27th 1933" — which was awarded to each of the players that took part in the match.[11]
South Bendigo (BFL)
After retiring from the VFL, Hindson was captain-coach of the
Military service
He would later serve with the Australian Army in World War II.[14][15]
Death
He died at Tewantin, Queensland on 12 February 2002.[16]
Notes
- ^ Australian Football.com.
- ^ AFL Tables: Clarrie Hindson
- ^ Deaths: Hindson, The Age, (Friday, 12 September 1947), p.9.
- ^ Cyril Hindson, at The VFA Project.
- ^ (Photograph), Table Talk, (Thursday, 20 August 1936), p.46.
- ^ 1st XI Player Numbers: Clarence Melville Hindson (486), Brighton Cricket Club, 2014.
- ^ The Teams: Brighton, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Friday, 27 November 1931), p.3.
- ^ Footballers in Summer: Some Play Cricket, The Argus, (Monday, 17 October 1932), p.6.
- ^ Permits Granted, The Age, (Thursday, 24 April 1930), p.11.
- ^ 15 Defeat 18, The Argus, (Monday, 19 May 1933), p.9.
- ^ a b c d e The Crest: Our Badge of Honour, "saints.com.au, 8 January 2020.
- ^ St Kilda Player Details (Round 5, 1933), afltables.com.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
- ^ Nominal Roll.
- ^ Service Record.
- ^ Legacy Remembers.
References
- "Second World War Nominal Roll: Signalman Clarence Melville Hindson (V211909)". Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- Second World War Service Record Roll: Signalman Clarence Melville Hindson (V211909), National Archives of Australia.
- Getting their Muscles into Condition (photograph), The (Melbourne) Herald, (Wednesday, 8 April 1931), p.16.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0
External links
- Clarrie Hindson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Clarrie Hindson at AustralianFootball.com
- Clarence Melville "Clarrie" Hindson, at Find a Grave.
- Clarence Hindson Obituary, at Legacy Remembers.
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