Les Main
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Fullname
Leslie Llewellyn James Main
Date of birth
26 November 1915
Place of birth
Clifton Hill, Victoria
Date of death
28 November 1998 (aged 83)
| Les Main | |||
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 Main in 1941 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leslie Llewellyn James Main | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Clifton Hill, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 28 November 1998 (aged 83) | ||
| Original team(s) | Albury | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 80.5 kg (177 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1941–43 | Collingwood | 21 (26) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1943. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Leslie Llewellyn James Main (26 November 1915 – 28 November 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Main became a coach after leaving Collingwood and had success in the Hampden Football League with Warrnambool, which he guided to premierships in 1946 and 1947.[2]
He spent the 1948 season as coach of New South Wales club, Leeton, losing the preliminary final by four points[3] and Main was runner up in the South West Football League (New South Wales) best and fairest award, the Gammage Medal.[4]
Main then returned to the Hampden Football League as coach of Terang for two years, before moving on to Noorat in 1951.[2][5]
