Clarrie Vontom

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Clarrie Vontom
Personal information
Full nameClarrie Vontom
Date of birth10 June 1914
Original teamCollegians
Height/Weight171 cm / 71 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1939-1945St Kilda86 (78)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1945 season.

Clarrie Vontom (born 10 June 1914) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Vontom was educated at Wesley College and captained Collegians in the Victorian Amateur Football Association.[1] A rover, he was already 24 when he began his VFL career.[2] In 1939, his first season at St Kilda, Vontom spent much of his time in the forward pocket and was his club's third leading goal-kicker with 28 goals.[2] When Frank Kelly was called away on war service, early in the 1944 season, Vontom took over as captain and remained in charge the following year.[3][4] He didn't play senior football in 1946, then made his way to Brighton.

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 AFL Tables: Clarrie Vontom
  3. The Argus,"St Kilda Loses Captain", 20 May 1944, p. 6
  4. "Clarrie Vontom (St Kilda)". Full Points Footy. 
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