Harry Saunders
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Henry George 'Harry' Saunders (21 May 1898 – 9 December 1930)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and coached Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Key Information
Family
[edit]The son of Henry Saunders (1859-1921),[3] and Hannah Saunders (1863-1941), née Guiney,[4] Henry George Saunders was born at Portland, Victoria on 21 May 1898.
He married Millicent May "Mollie" Allen (1900-1963), later Mrs. Walter William James Crawford, in 1922.
Education
[edit]He attended Christian Brothers' College, East Melbourne.
Football
[edit]Collingwood (VFL)
[edit]Saunders was recruited locally to Collingwood and went on to play 11 seasons with the club as a defender, mostly at full-back. He was a member of Collingwood premiership teams in 1917 and 1919 as well as playing in three losing Grand Finals. Saunders also represented the VFL at interstate football on three occasions.
1922
[edit]In 1922, following a game where he had knocked out Carlton's Alex Duncan, the VFL Tribunal suspended him for six matches.[5][6] He was also charged by the police,[7] found guilty in court, and fined £5, in default a month's imprisonment.[8][9][10]
1926
[edit]After playing the opening two rounds of the 1926 season Saunders retired from playing.[11]
Footscray (VFL)
[edit]He was cleared to Footscray in mid-season 1926,[12] and coached them, as non-playing coach, in 10 games for three wins. South Melbourne's Paddy Scanlan was appointed as Footscray's captain-coach at the beginning of the 1927 season.
Death
[edit]Saunders died on 9 December 1930 following an operation for pancreatitis, aged 32.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Harry Saunders". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 786. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Deaths: Saunders, The Argus, (Thursday, 27 January 1921), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Saunders, The Age, (Wednesday, 7 May 1941), p.1.
- ^ Three Players Disqualified, The Age, (Saturday, 5 August 1922), p.14.
- ^ Three League Players Disqualified in Victoria, The Barrier Miner, (Thursday, 10 August 1922), p.3.
- ^ 'Kickero', "Dirty Work in Football: Police may take Action", The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 5 August 1922), p.4.
- ^ Footballer Punched: Player fined £5: J.P. Declines to Act, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Friday, 1 September 1922), p.5.
- ^ Assault on Football Field: £5 Fine Inflicted, The Argus, (Saturday, 2 September 1922), p.23.
- ^ Footballers in Court: Player fined £5 for Assault on Field, The Geelong Advertiser, (Saturday, 2 September 1922), p.9.
- ^ 'Kickero', "Time Beats All: Saunders Leaves Football", The (Melbourne) Herald, (Wednesday, 19 May 1926), p.3.
- ^ H. Saunders (Collingwood) Cleared, The Argus, (Wednesday, 30 June 1926), p17.
- ^ Deaths: Saunders, The Age, (Wednesday, 10 December 1930), p.1.
- ^ Star Full Back: Late H. Saunders of Collingwood, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Wednesday, 10 December 1930), p.3.
External links
[edit]
- Harry Saunders's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Harry Saunders's coaching statistics, from AFL Tables.
- Harry Saunders at AustralianFootball.com
- Harry Saunders' profile at Collingwood Forever