Full name Laurie Dearle Years Club Date of birth 16 October 1919 Name Laurie Dearle | Height/Weight 175 cm / 76 kg Died October 25, 1979 Position(s) Centreman | |
Date of death 25 October 1979(1979-10-25) (aged 60) Original team East Fremantle Football Club | ||
Laurie Dearle (16 October 1919 – 25 October 1979) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s.
Dearle started his career with East Fremantle and in 1942 arrived at Essendon under a war time service permit.
A premiership player in his debut season, Dearle kicked two goals as a centreman in the 1942 Grand Final win over Richmond. He appeared in another Grand Final the following season and finished on the losing team. In 1944 he kicked 23 goals for the year, over half of his final tally of career goals.
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