Maurie Herring
Australian rules footballer
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Maurice "Maurie" Stanley Herring (21 September 1879 – 24 June 1962) was an Australian rules football player at the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He became one of the club's first premiership players, playing in the 1900 VFL Grand Final, under the captaincy of Dick Wardill. Herring made his debut against Geelong in round 2 of the 1897 VFL season, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[1]
Fullname
Maurice Stanley Herring
Born
21 September 1879
Kyneton, Victoria
Kyneton, Victoria
Died
24 June 1962 (aged 82)
Original team
Melbourne Grammar
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Maurice Stanley Herring | ||
| Born |
21 September 1879 Kyneton, Victoria | ||
| Died | 24 June 1962 (aged 82) | ||
| Original team | Melbourne Grammar | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897–1904 | Melbourne | 68 (3) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904. | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
In June 1902 he entered Trinity College while undertaking studies at the University of Melbourne.
