Maurie Hunter
| Maurie Hunter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Maurice Harold Hunter | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1904 | ||
| Date of death | 31 October 1987 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | St Patrick's - OMFL | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 72.5 kg (160 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1929–1933 | Richmond | 81 (159) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Maurice Harold Hunter (5 March 1904 – 31 October 1987)
Football
Prior to joining Richmond he played in four premiership teams with St Patrick's of
He left St Patricks in 1929 for Richmond, two years later they made him captain. He was a premiership player in 1932 and the clubs best and fairest in 1933.
In 1934 he was captain / coach of Camberwell in the VFA for the first part of the season,[4] until Horrie Mason took over from Hunter after seven games. Hunter then left Camberwell in July, 1934 to play with Richmond Districts FC in the Melbourne Sub Districts Football Association.[5]
He later coached the Richmond YCW Under 16 team to six premierships between 1940 and 1950.
Death
he died at Fitzroy, Victoria on 31 October 1987.[6]
Notes
- ^ "Maurie Hunter - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "1928 - O&M Semi final match review". Trove Newspapers. Weekly Times. 25 August 1928. p. 76. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Eager to see Hungter, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 1 June 1929), p.6.
- ^ "1934 - Hunter leads Camberwell". Trove Newspapers. Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 14 April 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "1934 - Association Permits". Trove Newspapers. The Argus. 5 July 1934. p. 14. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Deaths: Hunter, The Age, (Monday, 2 November 1987), p.27.
References
- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
External links
- Maurie Hunter's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Maurie Hunter, at The VFA Project.
- 1929 - M Hunter Caricature
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