Charlie Van Der Bist Explained

Charlie Van Der Bist
Fullname:Charles John Van Der Bist
Birth Date:15 June 1915
Originalteam:Rochester, Mordialloc
Height:166 cm
Weight:77 kg
Statsend:1940
Years1:1939–40
Games Goals1:7 (7)

Charlie Van Der Bist (15 June 1915 – 6 May 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Originally from Rochester,[2] he played with Mordialloc[3] in 1938, winning the Frankston (Federal) Football League best and fairest award,[4] before playing with Hawthorn in 1939 and 1940.[5]

In 1939, Van Der Bist was hit by Ron Barassi Senior in a match against Melbourne.[6] Barassi later received a four-week suspension.[7]

Van Der Bist won the 1951 Central Gippsland Football League goal kicking award with 67 goals, playing for Warragul Football Club.[8]

In 1933, Van Der Bist was shot in the face with a shot gun when out shooting hares.[9]

Van Der Bist represented the Echuca Cricket Association at Melbourne Country Week in 1937.[10] [11]

Van Der Bist was enlisted in the Australian Army at Geraldton, Western Australia.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 907.
  2. Web site: 1937 - BENDIGO FOOTBALL LEAGUE EXPECTS GOOD SEASON . Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic) . 20 May 2021 . 77 . 1 May 1937.
  3. Web site: 1939 - A Robertson . The Age . 20 May 2021 . 7 . 10 March 1939.
  4. Web site: 1939 - Abikhair At Fitzroy . The Herald . 20 May 2021 . 30 . 3 May 1939.
  5. Web site: 1940 - Who's who of Football: No. 11 Hawthorn . Sporting Globe . 20 May 2021 . 5 . 29 June 1940.
  6. Web site: 1939 - Player Reported . Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic) . 20 May 2021 . 3 . 1 July 1939.
  7. Web site: 1939 - Barassi Out for Four Weeks . The Age . 20 May 2021 . 6 . 5 July 1939.
  8. Web site: 1951 - Central Gippsland Football Followers . Weekly Times . 20 May 2021 . 5 . 10 October 1951.
  9. Web site: 1933 - SHOOTING ACCIDENT . The Age . 20 May 2021 . 5 . 3 August 1933.
  10. Web site: 1937 - District Personals . Goulburn Valley Stock and Property Journal (Vic) . 20 May 2021 . 6 . 24 February 1937.
  11. Web site: 1937 - FEW COUNTRY BATSMEN IN TRUE FORM . The Herald . 20 May 2021 . 23 . 8 March 1937.
  12. Web site: C J Van Der Bist . National Archives of Australia . 20 May 2021.

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