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Key Facts

Full name
Ernest Utting

Known as
Ernie Utting

Nickname
Tich

Born
31 October 1897

Died
21 November 1948 (aged 51)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 205d
Last game: 34y 301d

Height and weight
Height: 166 cm
Weight: 73 kg

Senior clubs
Collingwood; Hawthorn

Jumper numbers
Collingwood: 23, 25
Hawthorn: 12, 2, 20, 28

Recruited from
Collingwood (1925)

Family links
Charlie Utting (Nephew)

Ernie Utting

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
CollingwoodV/AFL1919-1920, 192216291.8169%———0
HawthornV/AFL1925-1932101280.2817%11.00—3.5026
V/AFL1919-1920, 1922, 1925-1932117570.4924%11.00—3.5026
Total1919-1920, 1922, 1925-1932117570.4924%11.00—3.5026

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 2,436th player to appear, 1,969th most games played, 1,849th most goals kickedCollingwood: 240th player to appear, 618th most games played, 245th most goals kickedHawthorn: 15th player to appear, 142nd most games played, 187th most goals kicked

A Collingwood Districts product, 'Tich' Utting was a wholehearted trier who was not reticent about hurling his chunky frame into the thick of the action. He played with Preston in 1917 and 1918 and commenced with Collingwood in 1919, but struggled to make his mark owing to the preponderance of fine players at the club. In four seasons with the Magpies, Utting managed just 16 senior appearances, kicking 29 goals.

Utting returned to Preston in 1923 before embarking on the second phase of his VFL career with Hawthorn, which gained admission to the competition in 1925. Between 1925 and 1932 Utting was one of the Mayblooms' most consistently effective performers, playing a total of 101 senior games and kicking 28 goals.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

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Footnotes

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