Bonny Campbell
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Hugh 'Bonny' Campbell was an Australian rules football
er who played 188 Western Australian Football League (WAFL) games and kicked 630 goals. A regular West Australian interstate representative, he is famous for kicking 23 goals in a game for Western Australia against Queensland at the 1924 Hobart Carnival
.
Campbell started his career at North Fremantle
but the club became defunct soon after and he moved to South Fremantle
. Playing as a half back flanker he helped South Fremantle to win back to back premierships in 1916 and 1917.
Campbell was used as a full-forward in the subsequent seasons and he was named club captain in 1922 and finished the season as the WAFL's leading goalkicker. After spending 1923 on the sidelines due to a clearance dispute, he moved to East Perth
the following season. He topped the league's goalkicking again in 1924 and was a premiership player at East Perth in 1926 and 1927.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played 188 Western Australian Football League (WAFL) games and kicked 630 goals. A regular West Australian interstate representative, he is famous for kicking 23 goals in a game for Western Australia against Queensland at the 1924 Hobart Carnival
1924 Hobart Carnival
The 1924 Hobart Carnival was the fifth edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition...
.
Campbell started his career at North Fremantle
North Fremantle Football Club
The North Fremantle Football Club was an Australian rules football club which competed in the West Australian Football League from 1901 to 1915.North Fremantle started out in the First Rate Junior Association, the state's second tier competition...
but the club became defunct soon after and he moved to South Fremantle
South Fremantle Football Club
The South Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football club, based in Fremantle, Western Australia, playing in the West Australian Football League...
. Playing as a half back flanker he helped South Fremantle to win back to back premierships in 1916 and 1917.
Campbell was used as a full-forward in the subsequent seasons and he was named club captain in 1922 and finished the season as the WAFL's leading goalkicker. After spending 1923 on the sidelines due to a clearance dispute, he moved to East Perth
East Perth Football Club
The East Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Royals, is an Australian rules football club that is a member of the West Australian Football League...
the following season. He topped the league's goalkicking again in 1924 and was a premiership player at East Perth in 1926 and 1927.