Percy Heron

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Percy Heron
Personal information
Full name John Percival Maxwell Heron
Date of birth (1892-12-25)25 December 1892
Place of birth Clifton Hill, Victoria
Date of death 5 August 1950(1950-08-05) (aged 57)
Place of death Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team(s) Fitzroy Juniors[1]
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1912–1915 Fitzroy 46 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914.
Career highlights
  • Fitzroy premiership player 1913
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Percival Maxwell Heron (25 December 1892 – 5 August 1950) was an Australian rules football player at the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He became a premiership player at Fitroy, playing in the 1913 VFL Grand Final, under the captaincy of Bill Walker, with Percy Parratt as coach. Heron made his debut against Geelong in Round 3 of the 1912 VFL season, at the Brunswick Street Oval.[2]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. ^ "H to K". Brisbane Lions. Retrieved 19 September 2012.

External links

  • Percy Heron's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Percy Heron at AustralianFootball.com
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Fitzroy Football Club 1913 VFL premiers
Fitzroy 7.14 (56) defeated St Kilda 5.13 (43), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
  • 1. Buist
  • 2. Wells
  • 5. Cooper
  • 6. Heaney
  • 7. Toohey
  • 8. Freake
  • 8. Martin
  • 11. Heron
  • 12. Lethbridge
  • 14. Johnson
  • 17. Lenne
  • 18. Harrison
  • 19. McLennan
  • 20. Norris
  • 21. Parratt
  • 23. Shaw
  • 24. Walker (c)
  • 30. Holden
Coach: Parratt


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