Harry Hunter

For other people named Harry Hunter, see Harry Hunter (disambiguation).

Harry Hunter
Personal information
Full name	Harry Hunter
Date of birth	24 February 1902
Date of death	23 April 1971(1971-04-23) (aged 69)
Original team(s)	Footscray (VFA)
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s)	Full-back
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1921–27, 1929	Essendon	109 (9)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1939	Essendon	2 (2–0–0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Harry Hunter (24 February 1902 – 23 April 1971)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s.

Hunter, who started out in the Victorian Football Association with Footscray, played as a defender and spent most of his time at full-back. He was a late withdrawal due to a leg injury from Essendon's 1923 Grand Final team and missed the premiership but made up for it the following season when they went back to back, Hunter was a regular Victorian interstate representative.

Hunter transferred to Albury in 1928 and captain-coached them to the Ovens & Murray Football League premiership that year. He also coached the Ovens & Murray Football League side against Victoria in Wangaratta in 1928 too.^[2]

He returned to Essendon for one final season in 1929.

After retiring as a player, Hunter concentrated on his coaching career and had stints at both Yarraville and Preston. He was joint coach, alongside Dick Reynolds, of Essendon for two games in the 1939 VFL season, both of which they won.

References

1. "Past Player Profiles - H (Hunter, Harry R)". essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
2. "1928 - Ovens & Murray FL v Victoria". Trove Newspapers. Weekly Times. 23 June 1928. p. 75. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

External links

• Harry Hunter's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Harry Hunter at AustralianFootball.com