Vern Drake

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Vern Drake
Personal information
Full name Vern Drake
Date of birth (1946-04-16) 16 April 1946 (age 76)
Original team(s) Geelong Reserves
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1966 Fitzroy 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1966.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Vern Drake (born 16 April 1946) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy [1] in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in the number 41 jumper. [2]

Drake spent 1967 playing under Fred Wooller in Tasmania with the Penguin Football Club. [3]

Drake was captain-coach of Arian Park / Mirrool Football Club in the South West Football League (New South Wales) in 1968, [4] then moved onto coach Shepparton United Football Club in 1969. [5] He then coached Benalla Football Club from 1970 to 1972.

Drake then coached Cooee Football Club to the 1973 North Western Football Union premiership.

Drake was later captain coach of North Albury Football Club, eventually kicking 617 goals in the Ovens & Murray Football League, which included his goals kicked at Benalla. [6]

Drake later settled in Albury and established the Vern Drake Real Estate business.


Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 238. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ↑ "A remarkable debut for Eagles". Brisbane Lions FC. 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Penguin FC History". Penguin FC. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ariah Park-Mirrool". Swans on Screen. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Shepparton FNC - Honourboard". Shepparton FNC. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "O&MFNL - Career Goals". Ovens & Murray FNL. Retrieved 24 June 2021.


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