William Horace Bray "Horrie" Bant (22 September 1882 – 6 May 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Horrie Bant | |||
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 Bant in 1907 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Horace Bray Bant | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Clunes, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 6 May 1957 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Perth, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Ballarat Imperials | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half-back, Fullback | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1905 | West Perth | 15 (1) | |
| 1906–1909 | St Kilda | 52 (1) | |
| 1910 | Essendon | 12 (0) | |
| 1911–12, 1914, 1916–18 | Subiaco | 59 | |
| 1913 | Prahran | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1918. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Bant, who played mostly used as a centre half-back and fullback, started and ended his senior career in Western Australia.[1] After originally playing for Ballarat Imperials, in early 1904 Bant moved to Western Australia and after playing in the Goldfields League for a few months was cleared to West Perth. He was a member of West Perth's 1905 premiership winning side.[1]
He joined St Kilda for the 1906 VFL season and from his debut played 39 consecutive games.[2] This included St Kilda's first ever final in 1907, with Bant the vice-captain.[3]
After a season with Essendon in 1910, Bant returned to the West Australian Football League, this time playing for Subiaco.[1] He played in another premiership in 1912 but missed their 1913 premiership win as he spent the season in Victoria with Prahran.[4] Bant then returned to Subiaco and played for them in 1914 but missed another premiership the following year when he did not play a senior game.[1]
He was involved in a fatal traffic accident in 1928 when the truck he was driving missed a corner and collided into a telegraph post.[5] His passenger, former Subiaco teammate and coach Phil Matson, crashed into the pole and died two days later in hospital. Bant himself was injured but survived.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d e Australian Football: Horrie Bant - Player Bio
- ^ "Horrie Bant". AFL Tables.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ "William Horace B. Bant". Essendon Football Club website. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011.
- ^ Western Mail, "Phil Matson Is Remembered", 12 June 1952. p. 21