Marcel Hilsz Explained

Marcel Hilsz
Fullname:Marcel Louis Hilsz
Birth Date:9 February 1921
Birth Place:Adelaide, South Australia[1]
Death Place:Forrestfield, Western Australia
Height:178 cm
Weight:83 kg
Statsend:1952
Years1:1938–41, 1946–52
Club1:Perth
Games Goals1:187 (-)
Years2:1942
Club2:St Kilda
Games Goals2:8 (0)

Marcel Louis 'Nugget' Hilsz (9 February 1921 – 15 May 1997)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the VFL and Perth in the WAFL.

Hilsz began at Perth in 1938 but saw his early career interrupted by the Second World War. While on war service in Victoria he spent some time with St Kilda and played eight VFL games in 1942. He played most of his football as a hard running defender but could also play forward, topping Perth's goal kicking list with 65 goals in 1951. His best football was played after the war and he represented Western Australia in eight interstate games.

He is a member of Perth's official 'Team of the Century' in the back pocket.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: World War Two Nominal Roll . . 14 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Marcel Hilsz – Player Bio . Australian Football . 14 December 2014.