Clarrie Lethlean
| Clarrie Lethlean | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Clarence Lloyd Lethlean | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 18 July 1969 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Oakleigh | ||
| Height/Weight | 182 cm / 84 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1921 1925–1927 Total |
Melbourne Hawthorn |
9 (0) 43 (18) 52 (18) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1927 season. | |||
Clarence Lloyd "Clarrie" Lethlean (12 July 1900 – 18 July 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Lethlean, who started his career at Oakleigh,[1] made nine appearances for Melbourne in the 1921 VFL season.[2][3] He switched clubs during the 1922 season, joining Hawthorn in the Victorian Football Association. In 1925 he made a return to the VFL, with Hawthorn entering the competition.[3] An in-and-out 1925 season as a forward turned around when Lethlean was placed in defence and used as a relief follower. His bulk, guile and tenacity made him well suited to the role, and he became a key contributor over the next few seasons. Lethlean was elected captain of the side in 1927, where he gave good service as a ruckman during an injury crisis, despite missing four games through suspension. The 1927 VFL season was his final year at Hawthorn.[4]
Clarrie Lethlean married Elva Margaret Roemus in 1925[5] and they had three sons together. In 1928 they moved to Perenjori, Western Australia to become farmers,[6] but returned to Victoria about five years later after his brother's tragic shooting death.[7] Lethlean worked as a public servant after his return to Victora and was living in East Malvern at the time of his death in 1969.
References
- ↑ "LEAGUE FOOTBALL.". Table Talk (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 9 June 1927. p. 40.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- 1 2 AFL Tables: Clarrie Lethlean
- ↑ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History of the AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
- ↑ "Family Notices.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 11 April 1925. p. 1.
- ↑ "SEASON'S PREPARATION'S.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 30 March 1928. p. 4.
- ↑ "THE MOROWA TRAGEDY.". The Daily News (Perth: National Library of Australia). 1 December 1931. p. 1.
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