Albert Prior
Australian rules footballer
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Albert Edward "Butch" Prior (15 January 1921 – 21 January 1971[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1940s.[2]
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Donvale, Victoria, Australia
| Albert Prior | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Albert Edward Prior | ||
| Born |
15 January 1921 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Died |
21 January 1971 (aged 50) Donvale, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team | Camberwell (VFA) | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1941, 1944–50 | Hawthorn | 103 (258) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
Football
A full-forward,[4][5][6] he topped Hawthorn's goalkicking in every season from 1946 to 1949 with a best of 67 goals in 1947. He kicked 8 goals in a match three times: against Footscray on 3 May 1947, against Richmond on 17 May 1947 and, in his last match for Hawthorn, in a season where Hawthorn lost all 18 of its home-and-away games, against South Melbourne on 19 August 1950.
In 1951 Prior was cleared from Hawthorn and was appointed coach of the East Hawthorn team in the Eastern Suburban League.[7][8]
Military service
Prior also served in the Australian Army during World War II.[9]
Honours and achievements
Individual
- Hawthorn leading goalkicker: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
- Hawthorn life member
