George Cornelius (12 August 1874 – 7 July 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| George Cornelius | |||
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 Cornelius in 1895 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | George Cornelius | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1874 | ||
| Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 7 July 1966 (aged 91) | ||
| Place of death | Cheltenham, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Port Melbourne | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1898 | South Melbourne | 16 (2) | |
| 1901 | Carlton | 1 (0) | |
| Total | 17 (2) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He was Port Melbourne Football Club's youngest ever captain at age 20. However shocked the VFA when he left for Durban South Africa in 1896 to start organising and captaining matches there and became one of the founders of Australian rules football in South Africa.[2]
However after a few years in Durban he would return to Australia to compete in the newly formed VFL with Souths.
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ de Moore et al. 2021, p. 226.
- de Moore, Greg; Hess, Rob; Nicholson, Matthew; Stewart, Bob (2021). Australia's Game: The History of Australian Football. Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 9781-74379-657-3.
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