Harry Mears

Harry Mears
Mears during his Collingwood career
Personal information
Full name	Harry Mears
Date of birth	30 April 1922
Date of death	30 March 1999(1999-03-30) (aged 76)
Original team(s)	Alphington Amateurs
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1940–1946	Collingwood	62 0(61)
1946–1948	South Melbourne	35 0(47)
Total		97 (108)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Harry Mears (30 April 1922 – 30 March 1999)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A rover, Mears made his way into the Collingwood team from the league seconds.^[2] Mears played 19 games for Collingwood in the 1945 VFL season, but usually started on the bench, so he transferred to South Melbourne in 1946, seeking greater opportunities. He had a strong first season at South Melbourne in 1946, finishing as their leading goal-kicker with 32 goals.^[3] He also polled 11 Brownlow Medal votes, the most by a South Melbourne player.^[3] Mears spent two more seasons at the club and then joined Mortlake in the Hampden Football League, as coach.^[4]

References

1. "Harry Mears". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
3. "AFL Tables: Harry Mears". afltables.com.
4. The Argus,"New Hampden Team Succeeds", 1 September 1949, p. 19