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Key Facts

Full name
Leslie Bagnell

Known as
Les Bagnell

Nickname
Snowy

Les Bagnell


ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
NewtownNSWAFL1924-1933————————
Total1924-1933————————

Given that he was fair-haired, Les Bagnell inevitably attracted the nickname ‘Snowy’. Originally from Leeton, he played rugby league as a youngster, but came to prefer the Australian game, in which he eked out a 10 season (1924-33) career with Newtown.

An extremely quick and nimble wingman, a feature of his game was his pin-point stab passing. A regular representative player, his state appearances included a couple of games for New South Wales at the 1933 Sydney carnival.

Newtown was the pre-eminent force in Sydney football during Snowy Bagnell’s career, contesting no fewer than eight premiership-deciding matches for five victories.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Crème de la Crème

Footnotes

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