Australian Football

Albert Hollingworth was a strong marking, long kicking centre half forward who enjoyed a memorable, if somewhat brief, SANFL career with Port Adelaide during the 1930s. He made his league debut in 1934 and enjoyed a marvellous season which earned him the club’s best and fairest award. He blotted his copybook somewhat in that year’s Grand Final against Glenelg, however, when some errant kicking for goal produced a match tally of 4.7, and the Bays edged home by nine points. (You can access a review of the match here.)

Hollingworth won another club best and fairest award in 1936, and, after being moved to full forward following Jack Prideaux’s retirement, he topped the Magpies’ goal-kicking list in 1938 with 45 goals and in 1939 with 78. A South Australian interstate representative on half a dozen occasions, including both matches at the 1937 Perth carnival, he had played a total of 91 league games by the time he called it a day in 1940. Among those 91 games were five Grand Finals, three of which were won.

Author - John Devaney