Les Main Explained

Les Main
Fullname:Leslie Llewellyn James Main
Birth Date:26 November 1915
Birth Place:Clifton Hill, Victoria
Originalteam:Albury
Height:178 cm
Weight:80.5 kg
Statsend:1943
Years1:1941–43
Games Goals1:21 (26)

Leslie Llewellyn James Main (26 November 1915 – 28 November 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Main became a coach after leaving Collingwood and had success in the Hampden Football League with Warrnambool, which he guided to premierships in 1946 and 1947.[2]

He spent the 1948 season as coach of New South Wales club, Leeton, losing the preliminary final by four points[3] and Main was runner up in the South West Football League (New South Wales) best and fairest award, the Gammage Medal.[4]

Main then returned to the Hampden Football League as coach of Terang for two years, before moving on to Noorat in 1951.[2] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 544.
  2. News: Terang Appoints Les. Main as Coach. . . Victoria . 13 January 1949 . 7 January 2015 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: 1948 - Whitton beats Leeton by four points . Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW) . 31 December 2022 . 2 . 21 September 1948.
  4. Web site: 1948 - GEOFF WILLIS BEST and FAIREST . The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW) . 23 December 2022 . 2 . 3 September 1948.
  5. News: Les Main To Coach Noorat. . . Victoria . 20 October 1950 . 7 January 2015 . 10 . National Library of Australia.

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