Otto Bismarck Landmann[1] (31 August 1888 – 7 November 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL),[2] and with Brighton in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
| Otto Landmann | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Otto Bismarck Landmann | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Warrnambool, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 7 November 1975 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Richmond, Victoria | ||
| Position(s) | Full forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1907–10 | Essendon (VFL) | 27 (34) | |
| 1910 | Melbourne (VFL) | 2 (1) | |
| 1911 | Brighton (VFA) | 2 (0) | |
| Total | 31 (35) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Frank Landmann, and Sara Landmann, née Hetherington, Otto Bismarck Landmann was born in Warrnambool on 31 August 1888.
He married Mary Gertrude Thompson (1903-1984) in 1937.
Football
editEssendon (VFL)
editRecruited from Warrnambool in 1907,[3] he played 27 senior matches for Essendon, as full-forward, kicking a total of 34 goals, including seven of Essendon's eight goals in its 8.11 (59) to 6.9 (45) victory over South Melbourne on 13 June 1908.[4]
He was selected in a representative VFL team that played against a combined Ballarat side, at the MCG on 8 June 1907.[5] In a very one-sided match -- VFL 25.20 (170) to Ballarat 3.7 (25) -- he kicked three goals.[6]
Melbourne (VFL)
editCleared from Essendon in 1910, he played two senior matches that season for Melbourne in the VFL.[7]
Brighton (VFA)
editIn 1911 he was granted a clearance from Melbourne to play with Brighton in the VFA.[8]
Death
editHe died on 7 November 1975.[9]
Notes
edit- ^ Note that many of the contemporary newspaper accounts mistakenly have his family name as Landemann.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.497.
- ^ Football: Essendon, The Herald, (Friday, 19 April 1907), p.4; Football: Preparatory Matches, The Argus, (Monday, 22 April 1907), p.4.
- ^ "Observer", "'Same Old Essendon': A Goal-Kicking Feat", The Argus, (Monday, 15 July 1908), p.4.
- ^ Football: Victorian League, The Argus, (Thursday, 6 June 1907), p.7.
- ^ Victorian League (25.20) Beat Ballarat (3.7), The Age, (Monday, 10 June 1907), p.6.
- ^ "Australian Football". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ Football: Victorian League, (Thursday, 18 May 1911), p.10.
- ^ Deaths: Landmann, The Age, (Wednesday, 12 November 1975), p.28.
References
edit- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
- Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0
External links
edit- Otto Landmann's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Otto Landmann at AustralianFootball.com
- Past-Player Profiles: Otto Landmann, essendonfc.com.
- Otto Landmann, Demonwiki.
- Otto Landmann, The VFA Project.
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