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Bert Worner

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Bert Worner
Personal information
Date of birth 18 September 1929
Date of death 2 September 2012(2012-09-02) (aged 82)[1]
Place of death Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s) Swan Hill
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1951–1955 Geelong 65 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Allan Albert 'Bert' Worner (18 September 1929 – 2 September 2012)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the early 1950s.

Worner usually played on the half back flank but was also seen on the wing and in the centre. Recruited from Tyntynder, he was a premiership player in 1951 and 1952.

References

  1. ^ "Allan Albert (Bert) WORNER Obituary: View Allan WORNER's Obituary by Herald Sun". Tributes.heraldsun.com.au. 18 September 1929. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. ^ Official Geelong Twitter account