Clarrie Nolan

Clarence Joseph Nolan (24 August 1904 – 18 January 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Clarrie Nolan
Personal information
Full name Clarence Joseph Nolan
Date of birth 24 August 1904
Place of birth Wangaratta, Victoria
Date of death 18 January 1998(1998-01-18) (aged 93)
Original team(s) Shepparton
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1925–1928 North Melbourne 44 (31)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Nolan, a Shepparton recruit, joined North Melbourne in 1925 and took part in their inaugural VFL season.[2] He was North Melbourne's leading goal-kicker in 1928 with 24 goals, despite not registering his first goal until round nine.[3]

In 1928, Nolan won the Sporting Globe newspaper competition for the longest place kick, with a kick of 71 yards, 2 foot & 4 inches. [4]

In 1929, Nolan joined West Albury as captain-coach and kicked seven goals in their Ovens and Murray Football League grand final win against East Albury Football Club. [5] [6]

In June 1930, Nolan stepped aside as captain / coach of West Albury to allow Haydn Bunton to take over as captain / coach on his return to West Albury from Fitzroy Football Club. [7]

Nolan played in four consecutive O&MFL grand finals with West Albury between 1929 and 1932. [8]

Nolan stood for the Australian Labour Party for the seat of Hume[9] in the 1940 Federal Election, which was retained very narrowly from Nolan by Thomas Collins.[10]

Nolan was a co-founder of the Nolan Brothers Sports Stores [11], located in Albury, Leeton and Wangaratta for many years. [12]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. The Argus,"North Melbourne", 19 June 1925, p. 7
  3. AFL Tables: Clarrie Nolan
  4. "1928 - Sporting Globe Kicking Competition". Trove Newspapers. The Argus.
  5. "1929 - O&MFL Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. The Argus.
  6. "1929 - West Albury FC - Team Photo". Trove Newspapers. The Weekly Times.
  7. The Argus,"Bunton's Position", 11 June 1930, p. 10
  8. "1930's - O&MFL Grand Finals". O&MFNL. O&MFNL.
  9. "1940 - Clarrie Nolan". Trove Newspapers. Yass Tribune-Courier.
  10. "T. Collins Retains Hume". The Corowa Free Press. New South Wales, Australia. 4 October 1940. p. 1. Retrieved 1 May 2020 – via Trove.
  11. "1941 - Nolan Bros Sports Store Ad". Trove Newspapers. Border Morning Mail.
  12. "Display of Sportsmen's guns and rifles". Trove Newspapers. The Murrumbidgee Irrigator.


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