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Key Facts

Full name
Horace Webster

Known as
Horrie Webster

Born
15 August 1888

Died
22 February 1949 (aged 60)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 24y 254d
Last game: 26y 315d

Height and weight
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 83 kg

Senior clubs
South Melbourne; Essendon

Jumper numbers
South Melbourne: 29
Essendon: 3

Recruited from
South Melbourne (1914)

Horrie Webster

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
South MelbourneV/AFL191317130.7676%———0
EssendonV/AFL1914-191523130.5735%———0
V/AFL1913-191540260.6553%———0
Total1913-191540260.6553%———0

AFL: 1,976th player to appear, 4,860th most games played, 3,235th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 250th player to appear, 631st most games played, 417th most goals kickedEssendon: 256th player to appear, 526th most games played, 401st most goals kicked

A highly capable centre half forward and occasional ruckman, Horrie Webster started out with Launceston-based club City and during his time there represented Tasmania at both the 1908 Melbourne and 1911 Adelaide carnivals. He embarked on a VFL career with South Melbourne in 1913, playing 17 games and kicking 13 goals for the year. In 1914 he crossed to Essendon and over the course of that season and the next added 23 VFL games and 13 goals to his respective career tallies.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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