Ernie Hart (Australian footballer)

Ernie Hart
Personal information
Full name Ernie Hart
Date of birth (1912-06-04)4 June 1912
Date of death 7 September 2001(2001-09-07) (aged 89)
Original team(s) Northcote
Height/Weight 178 cm / 76 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1943 Melbourne 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1943 season.

Ernie Hart (4 June 1912 – 7 September 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Hart played his only senior game for Melbourne a day after his 31st birthday, against Richmond at Punt Road Oval.[2] He instead spent most of him time in the seconds and won the Gardiner Medal in 1943.

Before coming to the VFL, Hart played his football for Northcote and was joint coach with Jack Lyngcoln in 1937.[3]

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. AFL Tables: Ernie Hart
  3. The Argus, "Lyngcoln and Hart Chosen", 17 March 1937, p. 11

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