Clarrie Lonsdale

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Clarrie Lonsdale
Personal information
Full name Clarence Alexander Lonsdale
Nickname(s) Bluey
Date of birth (1906-09-13)13 September 1906
Place of birth Berrigan, New South Wales
Date of death 6 December 1971(1971-12-06) (aged 65)
Place of death Moe, Victoria
Original team(s) Cheltenham
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Halfback
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1927–1937 Hawthorn 109 (22)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Clarence Alexander Lonsdale (13 September 1906 – 6 December 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Clarrie was born in Berrigan, New South Wales but was schooled in Henty, New South Wales. He family moved to Cheltenham when he was a teenager. Clarrie played for Cheltenham in the Federal Association for four years before getting recruited by Hawthorn.

While at Cheltenham he played mainly as a full forward and on one occasion kicked 100 goals in the season. He played in the 1925 premiership.[2]

Moving to Hawthorn in 1927, he made his debut in round three against Footscray at the Western Oval.[3] he was mainly played on the half back line, his ability to take strong overhead marks was a feature of his game.

He hurt his knee against Essendon in 1929 and returned to Cheltenham. He also played for Cheltenham in 1930 and 1931. He had two games on permit with the Mayblooms in 1931, before returning to Hawthorn in 1932. Lonsdale was the fifth player to play one hundred games.

After playing in the first 3 rounds of 1937, Lonsdale requested and received a clearance to Darling in the Federal League, he helped Darling win the flag.

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 526. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ Lonsdale not blue, Sporting Globe, 7th July 1934, page 7
  3. ^ "1927 - THE GOSSIP OF THE HOUR: NEWS FROM ALL CLUBS". The Herald. 13 May 1927. p. 13. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

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