Hugh Purse
Australian rules footballer
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Hugh Landles Purse (2 October 1881 – 6 September 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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Hawthorn, Victoria
Brighton, Victoria
| Hugh Purse | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Hugh Landles Purse | ||
| Born |
2 October 1881 Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
| Died |
6 September 1952 (aged 70) Brighton, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Brighton (VFA) | ||
| Position | Half forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1904–1915 | Melbourne | 84 (26) | |
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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]
