John Horace McGregor "Horrie" Dawson (23 April 1910 – 2 September 1982)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Horrie Dawson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Horace McGregor Dawson | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1910 | ||
| Date of death | 2 September 1982 (aged 72) | ||
| Original team(s) | Old Scotch | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1931–1940 | Fitzroy | 140 (62) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Dawson was the nephew of two Fitzroy premiership players, Fred Fontaine and Ern Jenkins.[2] Recruited from Old Scotch, he started his career as a forward and was Fitzroy's second leading goal-kicker, behind Jack Moriarty, in 1932 when he kicked 21 goals.[3] He followed it up with a 22-goal effort in the 1933 VFL season.[3] Shifted to defence, Dawson did well in the 1934 Brownlow Medal count, with nine votes.[3] He equaled that effort in 1937, which was also the year that he represented the VFL for the first time.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Great Scot". Scotch College. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ a b c d "AFL Tables: Horrie Dawson". afltables.com.
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