Hugh Routley | |
Fullname: | Hugh Francis Routley[1] |
Birth Date: | 19 June 1940 |
Death Place: | Geelong, Victoria |
Originalteam: | Eaglehawk |
Height: | 173 cm |
Weight: | 73 kg |
Statsend: | 1964 |
Years1: | 1959–1964 |
Club1: | Geelong |
Games Goals1: | 27 (0) |
Hugh Francis Routley (19 June 1940 – 12 September 2020)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL.
Routley debuted in 1959 and managed to play just 8 games coming into the 1963 season.
On 6 July 1963 he was a member of the Geelong team that were comprehensively and unexpectedly beaten by Fitzroy, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.
Playing on the wing, Routley became a regular in the side during 1963 and was a member of their premiership side.[3]