Clive Coles Explained

Clive Coles
Fullname:Clive Leslie Coles
Birth Date:12 March 1911
Death Date:[1]
Height:177 cm
Weight:82 kg
Statsend:1939
Years1:1930–1938
Club1:Geelong
Games Goals1:109 (76)
Years2:1939
Club2:St Kilda
Games Goals2:13 (21)
Games Goalstotal:122 (97)

Clive Leslie "Pixie" Coles[2] (12 March 1911  - 9 April 1984)[3] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Coles gave Geelong good service during the 1930s, after arriving at the club as a local recruit. From 1930 to 1936 he was most often seen in the back pockets, but could also play as a rover.[4] He was moved into the forward in 1937 and kicked 24 goals for the year, including four goals in the Grand Final win over Collingwood.[5] The following year he had his most prolific season up forward, with 36 goals, the third most by a Geelong player.[6] He was cleared to St Kilda in 1939 and kicked six goals in just his second game for his new club, against Fitzroy.[6] It was his final VFL season and he signed with Port Melbourne in 1940.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Victoria Australia Deaths, 1836 - 1985
  2. http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=6208030&isAv=N COLES CLIVE LESLIE
  3. Web site: Clive Coles - Player Bio. Australian Football. 6 December 2014.
  4. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  5. Web site: 1937 VFL Grand Final: Geelong vs. Collingwood. Australian Football.
  6. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/C/Clive_Coles.html AFL Tables: Clive Coles
  7. The Argus,"Pratt at Coburg", 8 April 1940, p. 10