Bert Streckfuss
| Bert Streckfuss | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Albert Streckfuss | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1888 | ||
| Date of death | 23 June 1974 (aged 85) | ||
| Original team | Beverley | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909-1910 | South Melbourne | 18 (5) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1910 season. | |||
Albert "Bert" Streckfuss (22 September 1888 – 23 June 1974)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Streckfuss, a Beverley recruit, made two appearances for South Melbourne in the 1909 VFL season.[2][3] He wasn't selected in South Melbourne's premiership team but was a member of the side which defeated West Adelaide to win the Championship of Australia.[4]
In 1910 he played more regularly, making 16 appearances, two of them in the finals series.[3] He was involved in a controversial incident that year in a game against Carlton, knocked unconscious by a George Topping king-hit, which resulted in a field invasion.[5] The Carlton player was banned for 35 matches, but Streckfuss was fined (£10) as well, after it was later revealed in court that he had earlier struck Carlton's Andrew McDonald.[6]
Streckfuss went to Williamstown in 1911.[7]
During the 1920s, Streckfuss worked as a VFL boundary umpire. The 109 games that he umpired includes a stint as a goal umpire in 1930. He officiated in eight finals.[8]
References
- ↑ "Bert Streckfuss – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ The Argus,"Club Gossip", 27 August 1909, p. 4
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 AFL Tables: Bert Streckfuss
- ↑ The Register,"Australian Championship", 11 October 1909, p. 5
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ↑ Kalgoorlie Miner,"Ruffianism In Football", 9 June 1910, p. 5
- ↑ Williamstown Chronicle,"Football Notes", 13 May 1911, p. 3
- ↑ "Albert Streckfuss". AFL Umpires Association.