Len Metherell

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Len Metherell
Personal information
Date of birth	17 November 1908
Original team	Subiaco
Debut	1930, Geelong
Height/Weight	183 cm / 92 kg
Playing career¹
Geelong (1930-36) 110 games, 117 goals
Coaching career
Geelong (1941) 18 games, 3 wins, 15 losses
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1941 season.

Len Metherell (born 17 November 1908, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the 1930s.

Metherell started his career in 1927 at Western Australian club Subiaco and topped their goalkicking with 49 goals. He went on to play 45 games for the club before transferring to Geelong.

In his debut season he played in a losing Grand Final and the following year, 1931, was a member of Geelong's premiership side. Mostly a support ruckman, Metherell also rested a lot in defence and was joined by his younger brother Jack in 1932. He liked to crash through packs and was a regular exponent of the drop punt. Metherell polled well in the 1935 Brownlow Medal, finishing equal ninth.

He was coach of Geelong in the 1941 VFL season but could manage only three wins. Len was also an outstanding cricketer. He made 24 centuries between 1930-41 compiling 5465 runs at 66.6 in the Geelong Cricket Association. He was named in the G.C.A. Team Of The Century.

References

Len Metherell's statistics from AFL Tables
Fullpointsfooty profile
Coaching record

v t e Geelong Football Club 1931 VFL Premiers

Geelong 9.14 (68) defeated Richmond 7.6 (48), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 2. Baker 3. Metherell 5. Evans 6. McDonald 7. Lamb 10. Collins 11. Troughton 12. Carney 13. Coghlan 14. Moloney 15. Walker 16. Quinn 17. Mockridge 18. Hickey 19. Todd 20. Greeves 24. Williams 25. L. Hardiman 27. P. Hardiman

Coach: Clymo

v t e Coaches of the Geelong Football Club

1910–1911: Hickinbotham 1912–1913: Eason 1914: Orchard 1923: Taylor 1924: Hagger 1925–1927: Rankin 1928: Fitzmaurice 1929–1930: Coghlan 1931: Clymo 1932: Hickey 1933–1934: Coghlan 1935: Parratt 1936: Dibbs 1936–1940: Hickey 1940: Everett 1940: Laver 1941: Metherell 1944: Arklay 1945–1959: Hickey 1956; 1960–1965: Davis 1963: Trezise 1966–1970: Pianto 1971–1972: McMaster 1973–1975: Farmer 1976–1979: Olsson 1980–1982: Goggin 1983–1985: Hafey 1986–1988: Devine 1989–1994: Blight 1995–1999: Ayres 2000–2010: Thompson 2011–: Scott

Italics denote caretaker coach

Persondata
Name	Metherell, Len
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer and coach
Date of birth	17 November 1908
Place of birth
Date of death
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