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Key Facts

Full name
Hugh Odgers

Known as
Hughie Odgers

Born
21 December 1889

Died
9 April 1958 (aged 68)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 131d
Last game: 30y 258d

Senior clubs
Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Melbourne: 26, 12

Hughie Odgers

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
MelbourneV/AFL1909-1912, 19205920.0334%———0
Total1909-1912, 19205920.0334%———0

AFL: 1,480th player to appear, 3,887th most games played, 7,700th most goals kickedMelbourne: 210th player to appear, 286th most games played, 741st most goals kicked

Having played 13 games and scored seven goals in 1908 for Brighton in the VFA as a forward Hughie Odgers was recruited by Melbourne with the intention of being used in the same role. However, he ended up playing virtually all of his VFL career with the Reds either as a centreman or in defence. That career encompassed the years 1909 to 1912 and 1920, during which he played 59 games and scored two goals. 

Author - John Devaney

Sources

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Footnotes

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