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Horrie Bant

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Horrie Bant
Bant in 1907
Personal information
Full name William Horace Bray Bant
Date of birth (1882-09-22)22 September 1882
Place of birth Clunes, Victoria
Date of death 6 May 1957(1957-05-06) (aged 74)
Place of death Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s) Ballarat Imperials
Position(s) Centre half-back, Fullback
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1905 West Perth 15 (1)
1906–1909 St Kilda 52 (1)
1910 Essendon 12 (0)
1911–12, 1914, 1916–18 Subiaco 59
1913 Prahran
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1918.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Horace Bray "Horrie" Bant (22 September 1882 – 6 May 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Bant, who played mostly used as a centre half-back and fullback, started and ended his senior career in Western Australia.[1] After originally playing for Ballarat Imperials, in early 1904 Bant moved to Western Australia and after playing in the Goldfields League for a few months was cleared to West Perth. He was a member of West Perth's 1905 premiership winning side.[1]

He joined St Kilda for the 1906 VFL season and from his debut played 39 consecutive games.[2] This included St Kilda's first ever final in 1907, with Bant the vice-captain.[3]

After a season with Essendon in 1910, Bant returned to the West Australian Football League, this time playing for Subiaco.[1] He played in another premiership in 1912 but missed their 1913 premiership win as he spent the season in Victoria with Prahran.[4] Bant then returned to Subiaco and played for them in 1914 but missed another premiership the following year when he did not play a senior game.[1]

He was involved in a fatal traffic accident in 1928 when the truck he was driving missed a corner and collided into a telegraph post.[5] His passenger, former Subiaco teammate and coach Phil Matson, crashed into the pole and died two days later in hospital. Bant himself was injured but survived.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Australian Football: Horrie Bant - Player Bio
  2. ^ "Horrie Bant". AFL Tables.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  4. ^ "William Horace B. Bant". Essendon Football Club website. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011.
  5. ^ Western Mail, "Phil Matson Is Remembered", 12 June 1952. p. 21