Russ Elliott
Russ Elliott (12 July 1918 – 10 September 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Russ Elliott | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Russ Elliott | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1918 | ||
| Date of death | 10 September 1988 (aged 70) | ||
| Original team(s) | South Hawthorn | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1939, 1941–42 | Hawthorn | 9 (4) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Elliott was recruited after an outstanding season at South Hawthorn United, he had kicked 169 goals in the 1936 season. His large haul included 25 kicked against Box Hill Methodists. He holds the record for the most goals in an Eastern Suburban Protestant Churches Association season.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
- Russ Elliott's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Russ Elliott at AustralianFootball.com
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