Clarrie Swenson Explained

Clarrie Swenson
Fullname:Clarence Adair Swenson
Birth Date:23 May 1923
Birth Place:Heywood, Victoria
Originalteam:Collingwood Juniors
Height:175 cm
Weight:71 kg
Statsend:1949
Years1:1941, 1946
Club1:Collingwood
Games Goals1:4 (4)
Years2:1947–1949
Club2:Hawthorn
Games Goals2:33 (37)
Games Goalstotal:37 (41)

Clarence Adair Swenson (23 May 1923 – 28 January 2003)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Swenson came into the Collingwood team from the juniors and made one appearance in the 1941 VFL season.[2] [3] He didn't play for the club again until 1946, due to his war service.[3] [4] In 1947 he crossed to Hawthorn, when he spent three seasons.[3] He was captain-coach of Trafalgar from 1950 to 1954. [5] [6]

Swenson won the 1950 Central Gippsland Football League best and fairest award, the Rodda Medal. [7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lovett, Michael. AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. 2004. 0-9580300-5-7.
  2. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  3. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/C/Clarrie_Swenson.html AFL Tables: Clarrie Swenson
  4. Web site: WW2 Nominal Roll. Government of Australia.
  5. Web site: Senior Club Captains. SportingPulse.
  6. Web site: Seniors. SportingPulse.
  7. Web site: 1950 - Smeaton smashes goal kicking record . Trove Newspapers . Sporting Globe . 12 January 2021 . 16 . 23 August 1950.