Hugh Purse

Hugh Landles Purse (2 October 1881 – 6 September 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Hugh Purse
Personal information
Full name Hugh Landles Purse
Date of birth (1881-10-02)2 October 1881
Place of birth Hawthorn, Victoria
Date of death 6 September 1952(1952-09-06) (aged 70)
Place of death Brighton, Victoria
Original team(s) Brighton (VFA)
Position(s) Half forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1904–1915 Melbourne 84 (26)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Purse, originally from Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Brighton, was the younger brother of Melbourne's 1900 premiership player Jack Purse.[1] Noted for his strong marking, Purse played many of his early games as a half forward.[2] He represented Victoria at the 1908 Melbourne Carnival and was also club captain of Melbourne that year.[3]

Purse returned to Brighton, as captain, in 1910, but came back to Melbourne for a final season in 1912 before retiring.[4][5]

Purse's son, Hugh C. Purse, was a leading athlete who became an Australian Army officer and died from wounds inflicted at Tobruk in 1941.[6]

See also

Footnotes
  1. The Argus, "The Second Half-Season", 27 June 1908, p. 17
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  4. The Argus, "Williamstown's Bad Shooting", 23 May 1910, p. 5
  5. "AFL Tables: Hugh Purse". afltables.com.
  6. The Argus, "Personal Notes", 1 August 1941, p. 3.


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