Clarrie Morelli

Clarrie "Dido" Morelli (6 October 1906 – 19 May 1997), whose paternal grandfather Italian born, was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Clarrie Morelli
Morelli in 1927
Personal information
Full name Clarence Alexander Morelli
Date of birth (1906-10-06)6 October 1906
Place of birth Bethanga, Victoria
Date of death 19 May 1997(1997-05-19) (aged 90)
Original team(s) Preston
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1927 Collingwood 7 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Morelli made the final list at Collingwood in 1926, but played out the season with the Fairfield Football Club[2]

Morelli played seven senior VFL games in 1927, making his debut against Richmond in round three and played in the Collingwood reserves in 1928.

Morelli played with Fairfield in the Victorian Sub Districts Football League in 1929. In the drawn grand final against Kew, Morelli was best on ground.[3] Fairfield lost the grand final replay to Kew by 32 points, but Morelli was Fairfield's second best player and kicked one goal[4]

In June 1930, Morelli moved to Wodonga due to his work with the Victorian Railways,[5] and coached and played with the Weir United Football Club in the 1930, winning the Ovens & Murray Football League premiership.[6][7][8] He kicked 14 goals against Benalla in August 1930.[9]

Morelli was vice-captain of the Ouyen Rovers Football Club when they won the Ouyen District Football Association premiership in 1931.[10][11][12]

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 628. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "1926 - Collingwood FC - Final Lisr". The Age. 27 April 1927. p. 15. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  3. "1929 - Victorian Sub Districts FL - Drawn Grand Final match review". The Age. 30 September 1929. p. 6. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  4. "1929 - Victorian Sub Districts FL". The Argus. 7 October 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  5. "1930 - Morelli job transfer". The Age. 1 July 1930. p. 12. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  6. "Grand Finals 1930s". SS&A Ovens & Murray Football Netball League. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  7. "1930 - O&MFL Grand Final match review". Sporting Globe. 10 September 1930. p. 9. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  8. "1930 - Weir United Premiership Ball". The Albury Banner & Wodonga Express. 3 October 1930. p. 14. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  9. "1930 - Weir United v Benalla Rovers A". Benalla Standard. 5 August 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  10. "1931 - Ouyen DFA Grand Final match review, Part 1". Ouyen Mail. 28 September 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  11. "1931 - Ouyen DFA Grand Final match review, Part 2". Ouyen Mail. 28 September 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  12. "1931 Ouyen & DFA - Grand Final match review Part 3". Ouyen Mail. 28 September 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.

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