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Key Facts

Full name
Clive Coles

Known as
Clive Coles

Born
12 March 1911

Died
9 April 1984 (aged 73)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 94d
Last game: 28y 181d

Height and weight
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 82 kg

Senior clubs
Geelong; St. Kilda

Jumper numbers
Geelong: 9, 13
St. Kilda: 18

Recruited from
Geelong (1939)

Clive Coles

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
GeelongV/AFL1930-1931, 1933-1938109760.7064%14.36—3.154
St. KildaV/AFL193913211.6285%———0
V/AFL1930-1931, 1933-1939122970.8066%14.36—3.154
Total1930-1931, 1933-1939122970.8066%14.36—3.154

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 3,705th player to appear, 1,893rd most games played, 1,122nd most goals kickedGeelong: 362nd player to appear, 154th most games played, 109th most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 760th player to appear, 738th most games played, 293rd most goals kicked

Clive Coles was an excellent back pocket player who was also a useful on-baller. He played 109 VFL games and kicked 76 goals for Geelong in 1930-1 and from 1933 to 1938, the highlight of which was probably participation in the Cats’ 1937 premiership win. Coles rounded off his career with 13 games and 21 goals for St Kilda in 1939. Regarded as one of the best players of his type in the league it should come as no surprise that he was selected to play for Victoria.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.