Les Carbarns

Leslie John Patience Carbarns (1 April 1891 – 3 May 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Les Carbarns
Personal information
Full name Leslie John Patience Carbarns
Date of birth (1891-04-01)1 April 1891
Place of birth Tungamah, Victoria
Date of death 3 May 1970(1970-05-03) (aged 79)
Place of death Malvern, Victoria
Original team(s) South Yarra
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1920–1921 St Kilda 19 (1)
1922–1924 Hawthorn (VFA)
1925 Hawthorn 12 (2)
Total 31 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Educated at Scotch College, Melbourne, Carbarns originally played football with South Yarra in the Metropolitan League from 1912 – 1914 before enlisting to serve in World War I.[2] Upon his return he played for two seasons with St Kilda before transferring to Hawthorn (then in the Victorian Football Association).[3] He played for Hawthorn for four years, including the 1925 VFL season, their first in the VFL competition.

In 1920, Carbarns married Elizabeth Mary Crawford and they lived in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. After his VFL career he served in numerous football and cricket administration roles.

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. "Leslie Carbarns". The AIF Project.
  3. "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 26 May 1922. p. 5.
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