George Ilsley

George Ernest Ilsley (14 March 1928 – 8 April 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL),[1] Eaglehawk Football Club in the Bendigo Football League and Northern United in the Golden City Football League.

George Ilsley
Personal information
Full name George Ernest Ilsley
Date of birth (1928-03-14)14 March 1928
Place of birth Koondrook, Victoria
Date of death 8 April 2016(2016-04-08) (aged 88)
Place of death Eaglehawk, Victoria
Original team(s) Eaglehawk FC
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1954 Carlton 2 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ilsley played over 350 games for the Eaglehawk Football Club and also coached them. He was a Life member and Hall of Fame member of both Eaglehawk and the Bendigo Football League. He was named as centre half-forward in Eaglehawk's team of the century and the Eaglehawk best and fairest award is named the George Ilsley Medal.[2]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 402. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. De Bolfo, Tony (12 April 2016). "Carlton's reluctant recruit passes away".


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