Clarrie Lethlean

Clarence Lloyd "Clarrie" Lethlean (12 July 1900 – 18 July 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Clarrie Lethlean
Personal information
Full name Clarence Lloyd Lethlean
Date of birth 12 July 1900
Place of birth Port Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 18 July 1969(1969-07-18) (aged 69)
Place of death Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Oakleigh
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1921 Melbourne 09 0(0)
1925–1927 Hawthorn 43 (18)
Total 52 (18)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Lethlean, who started his career at Oakleigh,[1] made nine appearances for Melbourne in the 1921 VFL season.[2][3] He switched clubs during the 1922 season, joining Hawthorn in the Victorian Football Association. In 1925 he made a return to the VFL, with Hawthorn entering the competition.[3] An in-and-out 1925 season as a forward turned around when Lethlean was placed in defence and used as a relief follower. His bulk, guile and tenacity made him well suited to the role, and he became a key contributor over the next few seasons. Lethlean was elected captain of the side in 1927, where he gave good service as a ruckman during an injury crisis, despite missing four games through suspension. The 1927 VFL season was his final year at Hawthorn.[4]

Clarrie Lethlean married Elva Margaret Roemus in 1925[5] and they had three sons together. In 1928 they moved to Perenjori, Western Australia to become farmers,[6] but returned to Victoria about five years later after his brother's tragic shooting death.[7] Lethlean worked as a public servant after his return to Victora and was living in East Malvern at the time of his death in 1969.

References
  1. "LEAGUE FOOTBALL". Table Talk. Melbourne. 9 June 1927. p. 40 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. AFL Tables: Clarrie Lethlean
  4. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History of the AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  5. "Family Notices". The Argus. Melbourne. 11 April 1925. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "SEASON'S PREPARATION'S". The Argus. Melbourne. 30 March 1928. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "THE MOROWA TRAGEDY". The Daily News. Perth. 1 December 1931. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
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