Horrie Clover | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 20 March 1895 | ||
Date of death | 1 January 1984 | (aged 88)||
Original team(s) | Maryborough | ||
Debut | Round 2, 1920, Carlton vs. Richmond, at Punt Road Oval |
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Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1920–1931 | Carlton | 147 (396) | |
Coaching career | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1922–1923, 1927 | Carlton | 45 (26–18–1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931.
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Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Horrie Clover (20 March 1895 – 1 January 1984) was a leading Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL).
Clover was a high-marking centre half-forward who starred from his first game, kicking three goals and hitting the post four times. Clover was Carlton’s key player during his career, including stints as playing coach in 1922-23 and 1927 for 26 wins from 45 matches. He also served as club secretary, vice-president and president over many years.
Called "one of the finest exponents of the centre-half-forward position that the game has known", Clover was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.