George Bower (footballer)
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George Buxton Bower was an Australian rules football
er who played with South Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
When Bower made his debut in round one, 1909, against Geelong, at Corio Oval
on 1 May 1909.http://www.stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/games/1909/091619090501.html
He became the second member of his family to play for South Melbourne, with his elder brother Harold having played for the club earlier in the decade.
He was a member of a premiership team in his very first season, playing as a centreman in the 1909 VFL Grand Final
.
In 1912, South Melbourne made another grand final, but Bower didn't play as he had received a four week suspension in the semi final, for striking Essendon's Fred Baring
.
He played his last senior match, against Geelong, on 2 May 1914,http://www.stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/games/1914/091619140502.html in which he was one of the best on the ground.
Bower's career ended when he enlisted to serve his country in World War I
.
While in England he did however play some football, taking part in the "Pioneer Exhibition Game", with the Australian Training Units team. During the war he served with the 13th Light Horse Regiment
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 with South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
When Bower made his debut in round one, 1909, against Geelong, at Corio Oval
Corio Oval
Corio Oval was an Australian rules football ground, located in Geelong, Victoria and used by the Geelong Football Club in the VFL from 1897 to 1941. Located in the Eastern Gardens, the oval was served by trams from 1930 when the line was extended....
on 1 May 1909.http://www.stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/games/1909/091619090501.html
He became the second member of his family to play for South Melbourne, with his elder brother Harold having played for the club earlier in the decade.
He was a member of a premiership team in his very first season, playing as a centreman in the 1909 VFL Grand Final
1909 VFL Grand Final
The 1909 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and South Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 2 October 1909. It was the 12th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine...
.
In 1912, South Melbourne made another grand final, but Bower didn't play as he had received a four week suspension in the semi final, for striking Essendon's Fred Baring
Fred Baring
Frederick Albert Baring was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League during the early 1900s. In 1997 he was named at fullback in Essendon's official Team of the Century....
.
He played his last senior match, against Geelong, on 2 May 1914,http://www.stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/games/1914/091619140502.html in which he was one of the best on the ground.
Bower's career ended when he enlisted to serve his country in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
While in England he did however play some football, taking part in the "Pioneer Exhibition Game", with the Australian Training Units team. During the war he served with the 13th Light Horse Regiment