| Clarrie Hearn | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Clarence H. Hearn | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 1905 | ||
| Date of death | 1 April 1981 (aged 75) | ||
| Original team | Rutherglen | ||
| Height/Weight | 183 cm / 80 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1929–35 | Essendon | 92 (90) | |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 1935 season .
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Clarence "Clarrie" Hearn (13 November 1905 – 1 April 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Hearn spent his early career as a defender, mostly at half-back. Despite having managed just two goals from his 31 appearances coming into the 1931 VFL season, Hearn was given a role up forward and kicked 31 goals for the year, 24 of them over five consecutive games.[1]
The Rutherglen recruit was used both forward and back for the rest of his time up the club and twice kicked seven goal hauls as a full-forward, against Fitzroy in 1932 and Hawthorn in 1935.
Although he never experienced finals football with Essendon, Hearn played for the league in a representative match against the Victorian Football Association in 1934.
Known for his pace, Hearn was a competitive sprinter and won the Stawell Gift in 1929.[2] He played for Sandringham in the VFA as captain-coach in 1936.