Neil Pearson (footballer)

Neil Pearson (9 September 1925 - 27 April 2011)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Neil Pearson
Personal information
Full name Neil Pearson
Date of birth 9 September 1925
Date of death 27 April 2011(2011-04-27) (aged 85)
Original team(s) Brighton Technical School
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s) Wingman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1945–1954 Hawthorn 133 (44)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Pearson made his debut in the opening round of the 1945 VFL season against Essendon and kicked four goals.[2]

A wingman, he was a solid performer for Hawthorn and brought up his 100th league game in 1952. He represented Victoria at the 1953 Adelaide Carnival, where they went undefeated.

Despite only playing 13 games in the 1953 season, Pearson was Hawthorn's equal leading vote getter at the Brownlow Medal count that year.[3]

He won a Gardiner Medal in 1954 as playing coach of the reserves but also participated in seven VFL games during the year.[4] His younger brother Ian played at St Kilda and Hawthorn.

References
  1. "AFL Annual Report 2011 - Obituaries" (PDF). Australian Football League. p. 113. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. "Neil Pearson". AFL Tables.
  3. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  4. "Neil Pearson - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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