Hugh Murnane

Hugh Murnane
Personal information
Full name Hugh Richard Murnane
Date of birth (1916-10-29)29 October 1916
Place of birth St Arnaud, Victoria
Date of death 13 March 1974(1974-03-13) (aged 57)
Place of death Parkville, Victoria
Original team(s) Rochester
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Centre Half Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1937–40 Melbourne 52 (42)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Hugh Richard Murnane (29 October 1916 – 13 March 1974)[1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL),[2] who was widely regarded as the recruit of the year in 1937.[3][4]

Football

Murnane was recruited from Rochester Football Club in the Bendigo Football League and played 17 games in 1937, debuting in round one against Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[5]

Murnane played in Melbourne's 1939 Reserves VFL premiership side, interestingly alongside former Rochester team-mate, Adrian Dullard.[6]

Military service

Murnane later served in the Australian Army for two years during World War II.[7]

Death

He died at Parkville, Victoria on 13 March 1974.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ "Hugh Murnane - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.604.
  3. ^ "1937 - Murnane (Melb) Best New League Player". The Herald. 26 April 1937. p. 24. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. ^ "1937 - Richmond first to see Murnane". Sporting Globe. 5 May 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. ^ "1937 - Another giant for Melbourne". The Herald. 23 April 1923. p. 19. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. ^ "1939 - Melbourne Wins". The Argus. 29 September 1939. p. 15. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. ^ "World War II Roll: Hugh Richard Murnane". Department of Veterans Affairs.
  8. ^ Deaths: Murnane, The Age, (Thursday, 14 March 1974), p.21.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
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