Horrie_Farmer_(footballer,_born_1909)

Horrie Farmer (footballer, born 1909)

Horrie Farmer (footballer, born 1909)

Australian rules footballer

Horace Charles Farmer (28 August 1909 – 13 October 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

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Farmer was a forward and set a club record when he kicked six goals on his VFL debut for Richmond, against North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval in 1933.[2] He played seven more games that year, including the 1933 VFL Grand Final loss to South Melbourne, kicking two of Richmond's four goals.[3]

In 1934 he returned to the country and played for his original club, Warragul.

He began playing for North Melbourne in the 1936 VFL season and appeared in 17 of a possible 18 games.[3] In 1937 he played in the opening two rounds, then returned to Warragul.[4]

His father, also named Horrie, played league football for St Kilda.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. [2]
    Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  3. [3]
    "AFL Tables: Horrie Farmer". afltables.com.
  4. [4]
    Morwell Advertiser,"Football - Central Gippsland League - Warragul Defeat Morwell", 27 May 1937, p. 4
  5. [5]
    The Argus,"Horrie Farmer's Death", 28 April 1934, p. 29
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