Les Charge

Leslie Barkly Charge (27 July 1891 – 30 March 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Les Charge
Personal information
Full name Leslie Barkly Charge
Date of birth (1891-07-27)27 July 1891
Place of birth Richmond, Victoria
Date of death 30 March 1957(1957-03-30) (aged 65)
Place of death Bondi, New South Wales
Original team(s) Leopold[1]
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1910–1915 South Melbourne 65 (50)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Football

Charge was a ruckman from Leopold, who appeared as a follower in South Melbourne's 1912 and 1914 VFL Grand Final losses.[2] He took a while to establish a place in the team but from 1912 to 1914 was a regular fixture, playing 56 of his 65 senior matches.[3]

He later played in Sydney and was a member of North Shore's 1921 premiership side.

Death

He died, in New South Wales on 30 March 1957.[4]

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. "Australian Football - Les Charge - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. "AFL Tables: Les Charge". afltables.com.
  4. Deaths: Charge, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Monday, 1 April 1957), p.16.
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