Percy Rowe Explained

Percy Rowe
Fullname:Percival Henry Rowe
Birth Date:1896 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Rutherglen, Victoria
Death Place:Armadale, Victoria
Originalteam:Lake Rovers, Rutherglen
Height:183 cm
Weight:87 kg
Years1:1920–1923 & 1927-1928
Club1:Collingwood
Games Goals1:96 (37)
Coachclub1:Northcote
Coachyears1:1929–1934
Coachgames Wins1:136 (100–33–3)
Coachclub2:Fitzroy
Coachyears2:1935
Coachgames Wins2:18 (8–9–1)
Coachclub3:Carlton
Coachyears3:1937
Coachgames Wins3:18 (11–7–0)
Coachclub4:Coburg
Coachyears4:1945–1946
Coachgames Wins4:42 (33–9–0)
Statsend:1946

Percival Henry Rowe (4 January 1896 – 27 August 1976) was a player and coach in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Victorian Football Association (VFA).

Rowe initially played for Christmastown in the Chiltern & District Football Association, then in 1915, he played for Lake Rovers Football Club[1] in the Ovens and Murray Football League grand final when Rutherglen defeated Lake Rovers.[2]

In 1924 Rowe coached the Albury Football Club.

Rowe coached the Wangaratta Football Club to the 1925 Ovens and Murray Football League premiership.[3] Wangaratta Football Club were runner-up to St. Patrick's Football Club in 1926 under his coaching.

He then returned to Collingwood Football Club and played in their 1927 and 1928 VFL premierships.

Rowe is most notable for his time as captain-coach of the Northcote Football Club, where he oversaw the most successful period in the club's history. He played and coached at Northcote from 1929 until 1933, winning three premierships (1929,[4] 1932[5] and 1933) and finishing runners-up twice (1930–31) in those five seasons. Ralph Goullet, took over as captain-coach of Northcote and lead them to a premiership in 1934.[6]

After leaving Northcote,[7] Rowe was the coach of the Fitzroy Football Club in 1935[8] and the Carlton Football Club for the 1937 season before he was replaced by captain-coach Brighton Diggins.[9] He is the father of Des Rowe, who captained Richmond.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1920 - A Rutherglen Boy . Rutherglen Sun and Chiltern Valley Advertiser (Vic) . 18 December 2023 . 2 . 24 September 1920.
  2. Web site: 1915 - O&MFA Grand Final match review. . Trove Newspapers . Rutherglen Sun and Chiltern Valley Advertiser . 24th August, 1915, page 3..
  3. Web site: 1925 - O&MFL Grand Final scores . Ovens and Murray Football League . O&MFL.
  4. Web site: 1929 - Northcote Successful . The Argus . 18 December 2023 . 16 . 14 October 1929.
  5. Web site: 1932 - Northcote Premiers . The Age . 19 December 2023 . 12 . 26 September 1926.
  6. Web site: 1934 - Northcote's fine record . The Age . 18 December 2023 . 9 . 19 December 1934.
  7. Web site: 1934 - Percy Rowe Retires . Trove Newspapers . The Herald . 18 December 2023 . 27 . 3 February 1934.
  8. News: FOOTBALL COACHES. . . Melbourne . 13 February 1935 . 14 August 2011 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  9. News: DIGGINS TO COACH CARLTON. . . Melbourne . 1 March 1938 . 14 August 2011 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
  10. News: LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS OF 1950 —HALF-BACK FLANKERS. . . Melbourne . 1 July 1950 . 14 August 2011 . 12 Supplement: The Argus Week-end Magazine . National Library of Australia.