Charlie Ahern

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Charlie Ahern
Personal information
Full name	Charles Ahern
Date of birth	25 June 1905
Date of death	1930 (aged 24-25)
Original team	Northcote
Height/Weight	180 cm / 79 kg
Position(s)	Rover
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1929	Collingwood	3 (0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1929 season.

Charlie Ahern (25 June 1905 – 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Despite having played just two VFL games, in rounds nine and 12 earlier in the year, Ahern was a surprise pick in Collingwood's side for the 1929 Grand Final. They won and Ahern became the least experienced premiership player in the history of the club. It would also be his last appearance as he suffered a broken wrist during the game and died as a result of a subsequent infection.

References

Charlie Ahern's statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

v t e Collingwood Football Club 1929 VFL Premiers

Collingwood 11.13 (79) defeated Richmond 7.8 (50), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 8. S. Coventry 2. Ahern 3. Bowyer 4. Beveridge 5. A. Collier 6. H. Collier 7. G. Coventry 9. Chesswas 10. Clayden 11. Dibbs 12. Edmonds 16. Lauder 17. Libbis 18. Makeham 19. F. Murphy 20. L. Murphy 24. Rumney 26. Wescott

Coach: McHale

Persondata
Name	Ahern, Charlie
Alternative names
Short description	Australian footballer
Date of birth	25 June 1905
Place of birth
Date of death	1930
Place of death

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