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Full name
Wilbur T. Mohr
Known as
Bill Mohr
Born
29 June 1909
Died
29 March 1971 (aged 61)
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 302d
Last game: 31y 301d
Height and weight
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 81 kg
Senior clubs
St. Kilda
Jumper numbers
St. Kilda: 10
Family links
Jack Mohr (Brother)
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
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St. Kilda | V/AFL | 1929-1941 | 195 | 735 | 3.77 | 48% | 14.15 | — | 6.46 | 50 |
Total | 1929-1941 | 195 | 735 | 3.77 | 48% | 14.15 | — | 6.46 | 50 |
Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only
AFL: 3,502nd player to appear, 704th most games played, 19th most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 628th player to appear, 34th most games played, 2nd most goals kicked
Recruited from Wagga as a half back flanker Bill Mohr was converted by his VFL club St Kilda into one of the greatest full forwards of the 1930s. The fact that he was selected to represent the VFL state team on 18 occasions during an era when his contemporaries in the position included such luminaries as Gordon Coventry (Collingwood), Bob Pratt (South Melbourne), Jack Titus (Richmond), Ron Todd (Collingwood) and Harry Vallence (Carlton) is perhaps his single most eloquent commendation.
A sound mark as well as a lithe, skilful ground player the real secret of Mohr's success as a goalsneak lay in his kicking, which was almost unfailingly accurate from distances of up to 60 metres. Perhaps surprisingly, where possible he favoured the drop kick, of which he was arguably one of the game's most classical ever exponents.
In his 12-season, 195-game career with the Saints Bill Mohr amassed 735 goals, topping the VFL list (with 101, which comprised more than a third of St Kilda's total score for the year) in 1936. He was also St Kilda's top goalkicker in every season bar his last, and won the club best and fairest award twice.
Author - John Devaney