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Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Horrie Drane
Personal information
Full name Horace George Drane
Date of birth (1881-02-15)15 February 1881
Place of birth Albert Park, Victoria
Date of death 29 September 1965(1965-09-29) (aged 84)
Place of death Toorak, Victoria
Original team(s) Leopold (MJFA)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1902–1906 Melbourne 38 (11)
1907–1909 South Melbourne 18 (1)
Total 56 (12)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Horace George Drane (15 February 1881 – 29 September 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was described as "a fine running player".

Drane took a while to establish himself at Melbourne, playing just twice in 1902 and no senior football in 1903. He then played regularly over the next three years before crossing to South Melbourne for the 1907 VFL season.

He was a member of South Melbourne's 1909 premiership team. Although he had played only once all year, in round 14, Drane was the beneficiary of Jim Caldwell's suspension and replaced him on the wing for the 1909 Grand Final. The 1909 Grand Final was his last VFL match.

References

  1. ^ "Demon Dozen – Memorable Names". Melbourne Football Club. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  2. ^ "AFL Tables: Horrie Drane". afltables.com.
  3. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  4. "South Ends Nineteen Year Drought". Australian Football.

External links

South Melbourne Football Club 1909 VFL premiers
South Melbourne 4.14 (38) defeated Carlton 4.12 (36), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Coach: Ricketts


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