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Australian rules footballer
George Ilsley
Personal information
Full name George Ernest Ilsley
Date of birth (1928-03-14)14 March 1928
Place of birth Koondrook, Victoria
Date of death 8 April 2016(2016-04-08) (aged 88)
Place of death Eaglehawk, Victoria
Original team(s) Eaglehawk FC
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1954 Carlton 2 (1)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Ernest Ilsley (14 March 1928 – 8 April 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL), Eaglehawk Football Club in the Bendigo Football League and Northern United in the Golden City Football League.

Ilsley played over 350 games for the Eaglehawk Football Club and also coached them. He was a Life member and Hall of Fame member of both Eaglehawk and the Bendigo Football League. He was named as centre half-forward in Eaglehawk's team of the century and the Eaglehawk best and fairest award is named the George Ilsley Medal.

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 402. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. De Bolfo, Tony (12 April 2016). "Carlton's reluctant recruit passes away".

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