Herb Turner

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Herb Turner
Personal information
Birth July 6, 1921,
Recruited from West Melbourne
Height and weight 170 cm, 73 kg
Playing career¹
Debut Round 1, 1944, Carlton vs. South Melbourne, at
Team(s) Carlton (1944-1949)
  • 86 games, 101 goals

Hawthorn (1950)

  • 10 games, 10 goals

Total - 96 Games, 111 Goals

¹ Statistics to end of 1950 season
Career highlights

Herbert Wilfred Turner (July 6, 1921 - February 24, 2002) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Nicknamed 'Stumpy', Turner was a dual premiership player at Carlton. He could play in the midfield or up forward.

Turner also played first-class cricket with Victoria for whom he was a left handed batsman and made 96 on debut against Western Australia at the MCG in 1948. In all he made 632 runs in his first-class career at an average of 33.26.

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