Full name Bobbie Mortimer Furler Name Bob Furler Years Club | Height/Weight 175 cm / 83 kg Date of birth 28 June 1918 Died August 13, 1998 | |
Date of death 13 August 1998(1998-08-13) (aged 80) 1938–40
1945 North Adelaide
Hawthorn | ||
Bobbie Mortimer Furler (28 June 1918 – 13 August 1998) 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. 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.
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