Charlie Lilley
| Charlie Lilley | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Harold Lilley | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Armadale, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 16 June 1982 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Wangaratta/Elsternwick | ||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 74.4 kg (164 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre/Defence | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1913–15, 1919–25 | Melbourne | 132 (5) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Charles Harold Lilley (3 July 1892 – 16 June 1982)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Military service
He served in the First AIF during World War One.[3]
He played for the (winning) Third Australian Divisional team in the famous "Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football, held in London, in October 1916. A news film was taken at the match.[4][5]
See also
Notes
- ^ "Charlie Lilley - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 515. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/333858
- ^ The original newsreel: Australian Football (Pathé Newsreel, 1916) on YouTube
- ^ The 2019 remastered and colourised version of the original newsreel: Australian Football (Pathé Newsreel, 1916), remastered and colourised version (2019) on YouTube
References
External links
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