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Horrie Clover

Horrie Clover
Personal information
Date of birth 20 March 1895
Date of death 1 January 1984(1984-01-01) (aged 88)
Original team(s) Maryborough
Debut Round 2, 1920, Carlton
vs. Richmond, at Punt Road Oval
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.
Career highlights
  • Carlton captain/coach 1922–24, 1927
  • Carlton leading goalkicker 1920–1923, 1926, 1928
  • Carlton Best & Fairest 1929
  • VFL Leading Goalkicker 1922
  • Victorian representative (9 games, 20 goals).
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.



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