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Key Facts

Full name
Harold Herbert

Known as
Harry Herbert

Born
2 August 1934

Died
19 January 2011 (aged 76)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 17y 352d
Last game: 23y 15d

Height and weight
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 84 kg

Senior clubs
Geelong

Jumper numbers
Geelong: 24

Harry Herbert

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
GeelongV/AFL1952-195756270.4868%5.67—1.001
Total1952-195756270.4868%5.67—1.001

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 6,257th player to appear, 4,053rd most games played, 3,189th most goals kickedGeelong: 561st player to appear, 311th most games played, 243rd most goals kicked

Harry Herbert was a flamboyantly talented ruckman who was eminently capable of the spectacular. He could also kick the ball prodigious distances. Boasting a classical physique, he was sometimes called upon either to shore up the defence at centre half back, or bolster the team’s attacking options at centre half forward. He joined Geelong from Merrivale, and played 56 VFL games between 1952 and 1957, kicking 27 goals.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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