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Key Facts

Full name
Bert Avery

Known as
Bert Avery

Born
5 October 1907

Died
6 January 1981 (aged 73)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 207d
Last game: 25y 332d

Height and weight
Height: 184 cm
Weight: 84 kg

Senior clubs
South Melbourne; Melbourne; Prahran; Camberwell

Jumper numbers
South Melbourne: 3
Melbourne: 7

Recruited from
South Melbourne (1931)

Bert Avery

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
South MelbourneV/AFL1927-19302550.2024%———0
MelbourneV/AFL1931-19333920.0526%14.80—4.000
PrahranVFA1934, 1936-193726261.00—————
CamberwellVFA19351———————
V/AFL1927-19336470.1125%14.80—4.000
VFA1934-193727260.96—————
Total1927-193791330.36—————

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 3,241st player to appear, 3,622nd most games played, 5,575th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 396th player to appear, 518th most games played, 616th most goals kickedMelbourne: 484th player to appear, 401st most games played, 754th most goals kicked

Bert Avery was a dependable follower and defender who struggled to have an impact at South Melbourne, where he played just 25 games and scored five goals from 1927 to 1930. By contrast, his first couple of seasons with Melbourne saw him displaying consistently fine form, as a result of which he became a regular senior player. However, in 1933 he slipped down the pecking order, playing only six games for the year to give him a final tally of 39 for the club, with two goals kicked.

Prior to the opening of the 1934 season, Avery was cleared to VFA side Prahran where, in 1934 and 1936-7, he played 26 VFA games and scored an identical number of goals. He spent the 1935 season with Camberwell, but only appears to have made a single appearance.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Crème de la Crème

Footnotes

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