Bert Thornley

Bert Thornley
Bert Thornley
Personal information
Date of birth	3 September 1942 (age 79)
Original team(s)	East Fremantle (WANFL)
Debut	Round 3, 1969, Carlton; vs. Footscray, at Whitten Oval
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1969–1970	Carlton
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gilbert 'Bert' Thornley (born 3 September 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL.

Thornley was recruited to Carlton from East Fremantle Football Club in the Western Australian Football League and made his VFL debut during the 1967 season. A rover, Thornley played in the 1970 VFL Grand Final and was the man replaced by eventual match hero Ted Hopkins at half time.^[1] He finished his playing career at Preston Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) before becoming the coach of Torquay.

References[]

^ Lane, Tim; Dignity, especially in defeat, the real mark of a man

External links[]

Bert Thornley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Blueseum profile

[1] Lane, Tim; Dignity, especially in defeat, the real mark of a man

[1]

v t Carlton Football Club 1970 VFL premiers
Carlton 17.9 (111) defeated Collingwood 14.17 (101), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. Silvagni 2. Nicholls (c) 3. Hall 5. Jackson 6. Crane 7. Hopkins 10. Gallagher 11. Goold 13. Thornley 15. Pinnell 17. Crosswell 21. Gill 22. Chandler 25. Jesaulenko 28. Jones 30. Waite 34. Robertson 35. Mulcair 42. Walls 43. McKay
Coach: Barassi

v t Western Australian squad – 1966 Interstate Carnival
Western Australia 26.18 (174) defeated Victoria (VFA) 5.11 (41), at North Hobart Oval, 9 June 1966, crowd: 20,047 Western Australia 13.11 (89) defeated South Australia 10.14 (74), at North Hobart Oval, 13 June 1966, crowd: 13,969 Western Australia 17.13 (115) defeated Tasmania 16.10 (106), at North Hobart Oval, 16 June 1966, crowd: 10,199 Victoria (VFL) 15.10 (100) defeated Western Australia 13.7 (85), at North Hobart Oval, 18 June 1966, crowd: 23,368
Captain: Murray Abraham Atwell Bagley Brehaut Brown Cable Casserly Chadwick Doncon France Hebbard Johnson Lewis Litterick McIntosh Page Rogers Sarre Scott Slater Thornley Walker Whalley Whinnen
Coach: Murray

Bert Thornley
Personal information
Date of birth	(1942-09-03) 3 September 1942 (age 79)
Original team(s)	East Fremantle (WANFL)
Debut	Round 3, 1969, Carlton vs. Footscray, at Whitten Oval
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1969–1970	Carlton	24 (3)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com