Ivor McIvor
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| Full name | Ivor Thomas McIvor | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | North Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 3 April 1997 (aged 79) | ||
| Original team(s) | Don Rovers | ||
| Height / weight | 187 cm / 94 kg | ||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ivor Thomas McIvor (16 September 1917 – 3 April 1997) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
McIvor, a key position player, came to Essendon from local side Don Rovers.[2] He played two games late in the 1940 VFL season, then didn't reappear in league football until 1944 due to the war.[3] During the conflict, McIvor served in the Middle East and New Guinea.[2][4] He returned to the VFL in round 17 of the 1944 season and kept his spot in the side for round 18 and both of Essendon's finals, including a preliminary final.[3] McIvor's six other appearances for Essendon all came in 1946, a year he would finish in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), after moving to Camberwell mid-season, without a clearance.[3][5]
Despite limited appearances, McIvor was second in Camberwell's 1946 best and fairest award and was also runner-up in the VFL seconds best and fairest, from just four games with Essendon earlier in the year.[6][7] McIvor played in Camberwell's seven-point loss to Sandringham in the 1946 VFA Grand Final.[8] He remained with Camberwell in 1947 and was appointed club captain in the 1948 VFA season.[2][9] His performances in 1948 were good enough for him to finish fifth in the J. J. Liston Trophy.[10]
In 1949 and 1950, McIvor was captain-coach of VFA club Brunswick.[2][11] He won Brunswick's best and fairest award in the 1949 VFA season.[12] Late in the 1950 season, McIvor played a part in a controversial finish against his former club Camberwell. Brunswick trailed by a point when the bell rung, but the umpire didn't hear it ring and 15 seconds later McIvor kicked a goal, which gave his side a five-point win.[13] A protest by Camberwell was successful and the VFA declared the game as having "no result".[14]
He captain-coached the Euroa Football Club in 1951 and took them to the grand final, which they lost to Mansfield.[15][16]
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
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- ^ "WW2 Nominal Roll". Government of Australia.
- ^ "MclVOR'S PERMIT TOVFA". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 27 June 1946. p. 13. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Bradford Camberwell's Best". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library. 6 December 1946. p. 12. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "McLeod (F'scray) 2nds Best and Fairest". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library. 6 September 1946. p. 13. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "SANDRINGHAM'S FIRST VFA PREMIERSHIP". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library. 7 October 1946. p. 13. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "SPORT HIGHLIGHTS". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library. 1 April 1948. p. 12. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Brighton Rover Is best And Fairest In V F A." The Argus. Melbourne: National Library. 14 September 1948. p. 12. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "McIVOR AGAIN SOUGHT BY BRUNSWICK". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library. 20 April 1949. p. 24. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "McIVOR BRUNSWICK BEST AND FAIREST". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library. 27 September 1949. p. 18. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Goal After Final Bell Alleged". The Daily News. Perth: National Library. 24 August 1950. p. 19. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ Jack Oates (30 August 1950). "Brunswick win "no game", V.F.A. declares". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne. p. 29.
- ^ "Geelong player trains at Port". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library. 24 March 1951. p. 11. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Football". Alexandra Standard. Vic.: National Library. 7 September 1951. p. 3. Retrieved 21 March 2014.