Laurie Dearle

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Laurie Dearle
Personal information
Full name	Laurie Dearle
Date of birth	16 October 1919
Date of death	25 October 1979(1979-10-25) (aged 60)
Original team	East Fremantle
Height/Weight	175 cm / 76 kg
Position(s)	Centreman
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1942–47	Essendon	76 (42)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1947 season.

Laurie Dearle (16 October 1919 – 25 October 1979) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s.

Dearle started his career with East Fremantle and in 1942 arrived at Essendon under a war time service permit.

A premiership player in his debut season, Dearle kicked two goals as a centreman in the 1942 Grand Final win over Richmond. He appeared in another Grand Final the following season and finished on the losing team. In 1944 he kicked 23 goals for the year, over half of his final tally of career goals.

References

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

v t e Essendon Football Club 1942 VFL Premiers

Essendon 19.18 (132) defeated Richmond 11.13 (79), at Princes Park

Captain: 3. D. Reynolds 1. Coward 4. Exelby 5. Caesar 6. Hird 7. Hutchison 8. Plummer 10. Dearle 14. Leehane 15. Buttsworth 19. Cassin 20. Torney 21. Ruddell 22. Lane 25. Abbott 28. Silk 29. T. Reynolds 30. Flanigan 35. Bushby

Coach: D. Reynolds

Persondata
Name	Dearle, Laurie
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	16 October 1919
Place of birth
Date of death	25 October 1979
Place of death

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