George Gniel

George Gniel
Personal information
Birth	6 April 1919
Recruited from	Guild Scouts
Height and weight	183 cm, 80.5 kg
Playing career¹
Team(s)	Geelong (1939–41; 1944–47) 114 games, 11 goals Carlton (1942–43) 29 games, 0 goals Total – 143 games, 11 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1947 season

George Gniel (born 6 April 1919) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Gniel debuted in the VFL for Geelong. He was recruited by the Carlton Football Club and made his debut for the Blues in round 2 of the 1942 season. After winning the best and fairest award in 1943 he decided to leave the Blues and return to Geelong to finish his career, being named captain in 1947. The next year Gneil was cleared to Tasmania^[1] to coach and play with APPM club in the NWFU. He remained in that region until 1950, also being chosen to represent the NWFU in intrastate matches.^[2]

References

^ "GNEIL CLEARED.". Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 – 1954) (Burnie, Tas.: National Library of Australia): p. 2. 13 March 1948. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69077487. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
^ "Strong N.W. Union Side for Lightning Premiership Series.". Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 – 1954) (Burnie, Tas.: National Library of Australia): p. 16. 1 June 1950. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69222574. Retrieved 28 November 2011.

External links

George Gniel at Blueseum
George Gniel's statistics from AFL Tables

Captains of the Geelong Football Club

1897–1899: Conway • 1900: Burns • 1901–1909: Young • 1910–1913: Eason • 1914–1915: Orchard • 1917: Marsham • 1918: Kearney • 1919: Kearney/Eason • 1920: Eason • 1921–1922: Craven • 1923: B. Rankin • 1924: Hagger • 1925–1927: C. Rankin • 1928: Fitzmaurice • 1929–1930: Coghlan • 1931: Baker • 1932–1940: Hickey • 1941: Arklay • 1944: Butcher • 1945: Butcher/White • 1946: Grant • 1947: Gniel • 1948: White • 1949: Fitzgerald/Morrow • 1950: White/Smith • 1951–1953: Flanagan • 1954: Smith/Flanagan • 1955–1958: Davis • 1959: Trezise • 1960: Hovey/Rice • 1961–1962: Yeates • 1963–1964: Wooler • 1965–1967: Farmer • 1968–1971: Goggin • 1972: Wade • 1973: Ainsworth • 1974–1975: Newman • 1976–1977: B. Nankervis • 1978–1981: I. Nankervis • 1982: Peake • 1983: I. Nankervis • 1984–1986: Turner • 1987–1989: Bourke • 1990–1991: Bews • 1992–1994: Bairstow • 1995: Ablett/Hinkley/Hocking/Stoneham • 1996: Ablett/Stoneham • 1997–1998: Stoneham • 1999: Hocking/Colbert • 2000–2002: Graham • 2003–2006: King • 2007–2009: Harley • 2010–2011: Ling

John Nicholls Medal • Carlton Football Club Best and Fairest Winners

1929: Clover • 1934: Crisp • 1935: Francis • 1936: Clarke • 1937: McIntyre • 1938: Crisp • 1939: Gill • 1940: Francis • 1941: Chitty • 1942: Mooring • 1943: Gniel • 1944: Chitty • 1945: Savage • 1946: Howell • 1947: Deacon/Henfry • 1948: Howell • 1949: Henfry • 1950: Hodgson • 1951: Clark • 1952: Grieve • 1953: Hands • 1954: Milroy • 1955: James • 1956: Beasy • 1957: Comben • 1958: Comben • 1959: Nicholls • 1960: James • 1961: James • 1962: Ser. Silvagni • 1963: Nicholls • 1964: Collis • 1965: Nicholls • 1966: Nicholls • 1967: Nicholls • 1968: Ser. Silvagni • 1969: Crane • 1970: Gallagher • 1971: Southby • 1972: Southby • 1973: Jones • 1974: Doull • 1975: Jesaulenko • 1976: Keogh • 1977: Doull • 1978: Keogh • 1979: Fitzpatrick • 1980: Doull • 1981: Hunter • 1982: Buckley • 1983: Johnston • 1984: Doull • 1985: Madden • 1986: Johnston/Bradley • 1987: Kernahan • 1988: Bradley • 1989: Kernahan • 1990: Ste. Silvagni • 1991: Madden • 1992: Kernahan • 1993: Bradley • 1994: Williams • 1995: Ratten • 1996: Ste. Silvagni • 1997: Ratten • 1998: Brown • 1999: Allan • 2000: Ratten/Camporeale • 2001: Koutoufides • 2002: McKernan • 2003: McKay • 2004: Teague • 2005: Koutoufides • 2006: Whitnall • 2007: Carrazzo • 2008: Judd • 2009: Judd • 2010: Judd • 2011: Murphy

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Name	Gneil, George
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Date of birth	6 April 1919
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