Eric Poole (29 August 1903 – 23 February 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Eric Poole | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Eric Poole | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Sassafras, Tasmania | ||
| Date of death | 23 February 1968 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Preston, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Burnie (Tas) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1926 | Camberwell (VFA) | 5 (0) | |
| 1928–29 | Yarraville (VFA) | 21 (2) | |
| 1929 | South Melbourne | 4 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Poole originally played with Burnie in Tasmania[2] before moving to Victoria to play with Collingwood.[3][4] He did not manage to break in to the senior team and in the middle of the season was granted a permit to move to Camberwell in the Victorian Football Association.[5]
In 1928 he moved to Yarraville Football Club and after a successful 1928 season was recruited by South Melbourne.[6] He played four VFL games before dropping out of the South Melbourne team and he subsequently returned to Yarraville before the end of the season.
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 712. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Advocate. Tasmania, Australia. 12 March 1926. p. 3.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Advocate. Tasmania, Australia. 1 May 1926. p. 3.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. No. 24, 874. Victoria, Australia. 30 April 1926. p. 5.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Age. No. 22, 227. Victoria, Australia. 1 July 1926. p. 7.
- ^ "1929 - Melbourne's ruck tells". Trove Newspapers. Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 27 April 1929. p. 1. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
External links
edit- Eric Poole's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Eric Poole at AustralianFootball.com
References
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