Clarence Lloyd "Clarrie" Lethlean (12 July 1900 – 18 July 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Clarrie Lethlean | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Clarence Lloyd Lethlean | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 18 July 1969 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Oakleigh | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1921 | Melbourne | 9 (0) | |
| 1922–1924 | Hawthorn (VFA) | 35 (33) | |
| 1925–1927 | Hawthorn | 43 (18) | |
| Total | 87 (51) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe sixth of eight children born to Alexander Lethlean (1868–1943)[2] and Emily Lethlean (1869–1943),[3] nee Prisk, Clarence Lloyd Lethlean was born at Port Melbourne on 12 July 1900.
Clarrie Lethlean married Elva Margaret Roemus in 1925[4] and they had three sons together.
Football
editLethlean, who started his career at Oakleigh,[5] made nine appearances for Melbourne in the 1921 VFL season.[6] He switched clubs during the 1922 season, joining Hawthorn in the Victorian Football Association.[7] In 1925 he made a return to the VFL, with Hawthorn entering the competition.[6] An in-and-out 1925 season as a forward turned around when Lethlean was placed in defence and used as a relief follower. His bulk, guile and tenacity made him well suited to the role, and he became a key contributor over the next few seasons. Lethlean was elected captain of the side in 1927, where he gave good service as a ruckman during an injury crisis, despite missing four games through suspension. The 1927 VFL season was his final year at Hawthorn.[8]
Later life
editIn 1928 Lethlean and his family moved to Perenjori, Western Australia to become farmers,[9] but returned to Victoria about five years later after his brother's death.[10]
Lethlean worked as a public servant after his return to Victoria and was living in East Malvern at the time of his death in 1969.
He was cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery on 22 July 1969.[11]
Honours and achievements
editIndividual
- Hawthorn captain: 1927
References
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- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 511. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 30, 066. Victoria, Australia. 5 January 1943. p. 2.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 30, 086. Victoria, Australia. 28 January 1943. p. 2.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. Melbourne. 11 April 1925. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LEAGUE FOOTBALL". Table Talk. Melbourne. 9 June 1927. p. 40.
- ^ a b AFL Tables: Clarrie Lethlean
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. No. 23, 669. Victoria, Australia. 15 June 1922. p. 11.
- ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History of the AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
- ^ "SEASON'S PREPARATION'S". The Argus. Melbourne. 30 March 1928. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE MOROWA TRAGEDY". The Daily News. Perth. 1 December 1931. p. 1.
- ^ "Clarence Lloyd Lethlean". Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.