Bernie Hore

Bernie Hore
Personal information
Full name William Bernard Hore
Date of birth 2 June 1916
Place of birth Albury, New South Wales
Date of death 15 October 1994(1994-10-15) (aged 78)[1]
Original team(s) Rand
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1936–1940 Geelong 60 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Bernard "Bernie" Hore (2 June 1916 – 15 October 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Hore, a defender, could also play as a ruckman and came to Geelong from New South Wales.[2] He made most of his appearances in 1937 and 1938, playing 19 games in each year.[3] In the 1937 VFL Grand Final win over Collingwood, Hore had 21 kicks from the back pocket.[4] He also played for Victorian Football Association club Coburg, crossing without a clearance in 1941 during the throw-pass era,.[5] and he missed the 1941 Grand Final through suspension.[6] His football career was put on hold during World War II, and he served in the Northern Territory with the 23rd/21st Battalion during the conflict.[7] He returned to play with Coburg after the war.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Obituary in the Lithgow Mercury, 20 October 1994
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. ↑ AFL Tables: Bernie Hore
  4. ↑ "1937 VFL Grand Final: Geelong vs. Collingwood". Australian Football.
  5. ↑ "League men go to VFA". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 10 April 1941. p. 10.
  6. ↑ "Association flashes". The Sporting Globe. Melbourne, VIC. 4 October 1941. p. 3.
  7. ↑ "WW2 Nominal Roll". Australian Government.
  8. ↑ "Hore back with Coburg". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 3 July 1946. p. 8.


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