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Key Facts

Full name
Larry Spokes

Known as
Larry Spokes

Born
30 August 1920

Died
12 September 2007 (aged 87)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 25y 247d
Last game: 29y 354d

Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 83 kg

Senior clubs
South Melbourne

Jumper numbers
South Melbourne: 1, 24

Larry Spokes

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
South MelbourneV/AFL1946-195061510.8434%———0
Total1946-195061510.8434%———0

AFL: 5,554th player to appear, 3,805th most games played, 2,045th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 651st player to appear, 269th most games played, 151st most goals kicked

Larry Spokes joined South Melbourne from Colac and, after playing just four games in his debut season of 1946, he was a regular senior player for the next three years. He retired after the 1950 season having played 61 VFL games and scored 51 goals. A forward, his best bag of goals was nine against St Kilda in round 13 1949.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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