Bob Furler | |
Fullname: | Bobbie Mortimer Furler |
Birth Date: | 28 June 1918 |
Height: | 175 cm |
Weight: | 83 kg |
Guernsey: | 30 |
Statsend: | 1945 |
Years1: | 1938–40 |
Club1: | North Adelaide |
Games Goals1: | 26 (?) |
Years2: | 1945 |
Club2: | Hawthorn |
Games Goals2: | 6 (0) |
Bobbie Mortimer Furler[1] (28 June 1918 – 13 August 1998)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Furler, who was a nephew of North Adelaide champion Percy Furler started his career in South Australia, playing at North Adelaide where he won the Most Consistent player trophy in 1940.[3] After a few years service in the RAAF and the Australian Army, he played with Hawthorn. Furler's next port of call was CANFL club Ainslie in Canberra. He captain-coached Ainslie to the premiership in 1947. He represented the territory at the 1947 Hobart Carnival, in section two, and shared the Tassie Medal with Les McClements.