Charlie Lee (Australian footballer)

Charles Thomas Alfred Lee (11 August 1896 – 15 June 1979)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Charlie Lee
Lee during his career
Personal information
Full name Charles Thomas Alfred Lee
Date of birth 11 August 1896
Place of birth Carlton, Victoria
Date of death 15 June 1979(1979-06-15) (aged 82)
Place of death Ballarat, Victoria
Original team(s) Balmain (MDL)
Debut 13 May 1916, Collingwood vs. Carlton, at Victoria Park
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1916–1919, 1923 Collingwood 47 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1923.
Career highlights
  • 1917 Premiership Team
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

In his second season Lee won a premiership when Collingwood defeated Fitzroy in the Grand Final of 1917.

After playing in Collingwood's loss to Richmond in the 1919 Preliminary Final, Lee did not return the following week to play in Collingwood's winning 1919 Grand Final team.

This was to be Lee's final VFL game until he returned to Collingwood four years later, in 1923. During that season, Lee played a further eight more games to finish his career with 47 games and 13 goals.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Charlie Lee". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 372. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
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