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Key Facts

Full name
Leslie Norman Marvell

Known as
Les Marvell

Senior clubs
West Torrens

Les Marvell


ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
West TorrensSAFL1919-19261062242.11
Total1919-19261062242.11

Les Marvell was a key member of West Torrens sides for the first eight seasons after World War I, during which time he played a total of 106 SAFL games and kicked 224 goals. For most of that time he was used as a goalsneak, with occasional runs on the ball, and he was Torrens’ leading goalkicker on half a dozen occasions, with 47 goals in 1925 his best tally. His form could be somewhat erratic, but at his best he was a highly damaging player. Winner of his club’s best and fairest award in 1922, he perhaps surprisingly made only one interstate appearance for South Australia. He was a member in 1924 of West Torrens’ inaugural premiership team.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy's SA Football Companion

Footnotes

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