Vern Banbury

Vern Banbury
Personal information
Full nameVernon Banbury
Date of birth21 August 1890
Date of death16 November 1950 (aged 60)
Height/Weight180 cm / 73 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1909–1910St Kilda3 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1910 season.

Vernon Banbury (21 August 1890 - 16 November 1950)[1] was an Australian rules footballer.

Playing career

Banbury played three matches for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1909 and 1910 VFL seasons.

He later played for Footscray in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). Playing against Port Melbourne in 1912 he kicked the ball into the goalposts seven times, which is an Australian rules football record.[2]

In 1914 Banbury was sacked by Footscray in the aftermath of the club's loss in the 1914 VFA Grand Final.[3]

After the 1922 VFA Grand Final, Banbury was accused by a number of Port Melbourne players of paying money to throw the match in Footscray's favour. Banbury subsequently received a life ban from the VFA. He was made a life member of Footscray the following year.[4][5] In 2010, Banbury was an inaugural inductee into the Western Bulldogs Hall of Fame.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Vern Banbury - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. ↑ McClure, Geoff (9 July 2007). "Posting records". The Age. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  3. ↑ McConville, Chris (January 1998). "Footscray, Identity and Football History". Football Studies (LA84 Foundation) 1 (1).
  4. ↑ Blair, Dale James (June 1999). "The 1924 Championship Game: Did the Dons play dead?". ASSH Bulletin (LA84 Foundation) (30).
  5. ↑ "1922 The Playing Coach". Northern Bullants. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  6. ↑ Witham, Jennifer (29 May 2010). "Whitten, Sutton lead Dogs' new Hall of Fame". Australian Football League. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

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