Hugh Purse
Hugh Purse | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Hugh Landles Purse | ||
Date of birth | 2 October 1881 | ||
Place of birth | Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 6 September 1952 | (aged 70)||
Place of death | Brighton, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) |
VFA ) | ||
Position(s) | Half forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1904–1915 | Melbourne | 84 (26) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Hugh Landles Purse (2 October 1881 – 6 September 1952) was an
Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Purse, originally from
1900 premiership player Jack Purse.[1] Noted for his strong marking, Purse played many of his early games as a half forward.[2] He represented Victoria at the 1908 Melbourne Carnival and was also club captain of Melbourne that year.[3]
Purse returned to Brighton, as captain, in 1910, but came back to Melbourne for a final season in 1912 before retiring.[4][5]
Purse's son, Hugh C. Purse, was a leading athlete who became an Australian Army officer and died from wounds inflicted at
Tobruk in 1941.[6]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ The Argus, "The Second Half-Season", 27 June 1908, p. 17
- ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
- ^ The Argus, "Williamstown's Bad Shooting", 23 May 1910, p. 5
- ^ "AFL Tables: Hugh Purse". afltables.com.
- ^ The Argus, "Personal Notes", 1 August 1941, p. 3.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hugh Purse.
- Hugh Purse at AustralianFootball.com