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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.