Bernie Hore

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Bernie Hore
Personal information
Full name	William Bernard Hore
Date of birth	2 June 1916
Place of birth	Albury, New South Wales
Original team	Rand
Height/Weight	183 cm / 83 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1936-1940	Geelong	60 (2)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1940 season.

William Bernard "Bernie" Hore (born 2 June 1916) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Hore, a defender, could also play as a ruckman and came to Geelong from New South Wales.^[1] He made most of his appearances in 1937 and 1938, playing 19 games in each year.^[2] In the 1937 VFL Grand Final win over Collingwood, Hore had 21 kicks from the back pocket.^[3]

His football career ended in 1940 due to World War II and he served in the Northern Territory with the 23rd/21st Battalion during the conflict.^[4]

References

↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
↑ AFL Tables: Bernie Hore
↑ "1937 VFL Grand Final: Geelong vs. Collingwood". Full Points Footy.
↑ "WW2 Nominal Roll". Australian Government.

v t e Geelong Football Club 1937 VFL Premiers

Geelong 18.14 (122) defeated Collingwood 12.18 (90), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 18. Hickey 4. Slack 5. Evans 6. Dougherty 7. Abbott 8. Arklay 9. Hore 10. Everett 13. Coles 14. Grant 15. Mahon 16. Quinn 17. Hawking 21. Sellwood 22. Metherell 25. L. Hardiman 26. Wills 27. P. Hardiman 28. Muller

Coach: Hickey

Persondata
Name	Hore, Bernie
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	2 June 1916
Place of birth	Albury, New South Wales
Date of death
Place of death

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