Full name George Buxton Bower Original team(s) Leopold Years Club Role Footballer | Date of birth 18 June 1884 Height/Weight 78 cm / 75 kg Name George Bower Died February 5, 1964 | |
Date of death 5 February 1964(1964-02-05) (aged 79) | ||
George Buxton Bower (18 June 1884 – 5 February 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
When Bower made his debut in round one, 1909, against Geelong, at Corio Oval on 1 May 1909.[1]
He became the second member of his family to play for South Melbourne, with his elder brother Harold having played for the club earlier in the decade.
He was a member of a premiership team in his very first season, playing as a centreman in the 1909 VFL Grand Final.
In 1912, South Melbourne made another grand final, but Bower didn't play as he had received a four-week suspension in the semi final, for striking Essendon's Fred Baring.
He played his last senior match, against Geelong, on 2 May 1914,[2] in which he was one of the best on the ground.
Bower's career ended when he enlisted to serve his country in World War I.
While in England he did however play some football, taking part in the "Pioneer Exhibition Game", with the Australian Training Units team. During the war he served with the 13th Light Horse Regiment