Horrie Drane Explained

Horrie Drane
Fullname:Horace George Drane
Birth Date:15 February 1881
Birth Place:Albert Park, Victoria
Death Place:Toorak, Victoria
Originalteam:Leopold (MJFA)
Statsend:1909
Years1:1902–1906
Club1:Melbourne
Games Goals1:38 (11)
Years2:1907–1909
Club2:South Melbourne
Games Goals2:18 (1)
Games Goalstotal:56 (12)

Horace George Drane (15 February 1881 – 29 September 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was described as "a fine running player".[1]

Drane took a while to establish himself at Melbourne, playing just twice in 1902 and no senior football in 1903.[2] He then played regularly over the next three years before crossing to South Melbourne for the 1907 VFL season.[2]

He was a member of South Melbourne's 1909 premiership team.[3] Although he had played only once all year, in round 14, Drane was the beneficiary of Jim Caldwell's suspension and replaced him on the wing for the 1909 Grand Final.[4] The 1909 Grand Final was his last VFL match.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Demon Dozen – Memorable Names. Melbourne Football Club. 6 July 2011. 27 January 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120320020315/http://www.melbournefc.com.au/tabid/7415/default.aspx?newsid=107008. 20 March 2012. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: AFL Tables: Horrie Drane . afltables.com.
  3. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  4. Web site: South Ends Nineteen Year Drought. Australian Football.