Clarrie Hearn

Clarrie Hearn
Clarrie Hearn
Personal information
Full name	Clarence H. Hearn
Date of birth	13 November 1905
Date of death	1 April 1981 (aged 75)
Original team(s)	Tocumwal, Rutherglen
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1929–35	Essendon
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Clarence "Clarrie" Hearn (13 November 1905 – 1 April 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

He was recruited from Rutherglen in 1929.^[1]

Hearn spent his early career as a defender, mostly at half-back. Despite having managed just two goals from his 31 appearances coming into the 1931 VFL season, Hearn was given a role up forward and kicked 31 goals for the year, 24 of them over five consecutive games.^[2]

The Rutherglen recruit was used both forward and back for the rest of his time up the club and twice kicked seven goal hauls as a full-forward, against Fitzroy in 1932 and Hawthorn in 1935.

Although he never experienced finals football with Essendon, Hearn played for the league in a representative match against the Victorian Football Association in 1934.

Known for his pace, Hearn was a competitive sprinter and won the Stawell Gift in 1929.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Hearn played for Sandringham in the VFA as captain-coach in 1936.

He was a boundary umpire for 12 league games in 1937.^[6]

References[]

^ "1929 - Benalla FC". Benalla Standard. 10 May 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "Clarrie Hearn". AFL Tables.
^ "Clarrie Hearn - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
^ "Clarrie Hearn photo". Adelaide News. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ "Hearn's win at Stawell was well merited". Trove Newspapers. The Sporting Globe, 3 April 1929, page 1. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ "Clarence Hearn". AFLUA. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011.

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[1] "1929 - Benalla FC". Benalla Standard. 10 May 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[2] "Clarrie Hearn". AFL Tables.

[3] "Clarrie Hearn - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

[4] "Clarrie Hearn photo". Adelaide News. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[5] "Hearn's win at Stawell was well merited". Trove Newspapers. The Sporting Globe, 3 April 1929, page 1. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[6] "Clarence Hearn". AFLUA. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011.

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