Clarrie Curyer

Clarrie Curyer
Personal information
Date of birth (1912-12-11)11 December 1912
Date of death 29 June 2003(2003-06-29) (aged 90)
Original team(s) Norwood
Height / weight 177 cm / 81 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1935–1941 St Kilda 104 (58)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.

Clarrie Curyer (11 December 1912 – 29 June 2003)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Norwood in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Curyer, who was originally from Jamestown, was playing for Norwood when he was chosen to represent South Australia at the 1933 Sydney Carnival. In 1935 he joined St Kilda and played 104 games for the club, before transferring to Preston during the 1941 season.[2][3] He played his football mostly in the back pocket and on the ball.[4] Off the field, he worked in the fire brigade.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  2. ↑ AFL Tables: Clarrie Curyer
  3. ↑ The Argus,"Curyer Goes to Preston", 26 June 1941, p. 10
  4. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  5. ↑ The Advertiser,"Hark Back!", 30 May 1952, p. 7
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