Brian Turner (footballer, born 1930)

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Brian Turner
Personal information
Full name Brian Turner
Date of birth (1930-06-18) 18 June 1930 (age 94)
Original team(s) St Ignatius [1]
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1950–52 Richmond 20 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brian Turner (born 18 June 1930) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

He later played for Box Hill Football Club in the Victorian Football Association and in 1954 was appointed captain coach of Bairnsdale Football Club, but Box Hill refused to issue him a clearance. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 898. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Bairnsdale refused Brian Turner". The Argus . Melbourne. 9 December 1953. p. 23. Retrieved 2 November 2014 via National Library of Australia.


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