Noel John Price (27 December 1917 – 17 July 1984)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Noel Price
Personal information
Full name Noel John Price
Date of birth 27 December 1917
Place of birth Yarragon, Victoria
Date of death 17 July 1984(1984-07-17) (aged 66)
Place of death Dandenong, Victoria
Original team(s) Warragul
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1939–1942, 1944-1947 Fitzroy 104 (98)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The fourth and youngest child of Richmond footballer Joseph Allister Price (1886-1985), and Ellen May Price (1886-1973), née Horrocks, Noel John Price was born at Yarragon, Victoria on 27 December 1917.

He married Jean Caldwell Yemm (1913-2000) in 1942.

Football

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Recruited from Warragul,[2] he wore the number 22 and was a half forward flanker.

Military service

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Price's Fitzroy career was interrupted by his service in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Noel Price - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. ^ V.F.L. Final Lists, The Age, (Monday, 17 April 1939), p.14.
  3. ^ Nominal Roll.

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