Percy_Furler

Percy Furler

Percy Furler

Australian rules footballer and coach

Percy Stewart Newling Furler (20 February 1904 – 23 January 1991) was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Furler was a key figure in North Adelaide's 1930 and 1931 premierships, including the latter as captain.[1]

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Originating from the Noarlunga Football Club in the Southern Football Association, Furler played there together with his four brothers, Ray, Albert, Ross and Leslie, and was rejected by Sturt prior to joining North Adelaide.[2][3]

In 1947, Furler was appointed Secretary of the North Adelaide Football Club,[4] a position he would only hold for the one season.[5]

In 2002 Furler was an inaugural inductee into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame.[6]

Furler's nephew Bob Furler was also a notable footballer, winning the 1947 Tassie Medal.

References

  1. [1]
    "Furler Retiring - S.A. Carnival Team Captain". No. 1157. Melbourne. The Sporting Globe. 6 September 1933. p. 8. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Mr. Walter Furler Dead, Aged 73". Vol. 29, no. 4, 436. Adelaide. The News. 11 October 1937. p. 6. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. [3]
    Percy Furler; Lawrie Jervis, Jnr (1 June 1946). "Days When Bumping Was An Art in Football". Vol. 46, no. 7, 123. Adelaide. The News. p. 5. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. [4]
    Colmer, Roy (1 February 1947). "Percy Furler New North Secretary". Vol. 48, no. 7, 332. Adelaide. The News. p. 3. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Furler Quits North Post". Vol. 50, no. 7, 621. Adelaide. The News. 7 January 1948. p. 5. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Hall of Fame - Percy S. N. Furler". South Australian National Football League. Retrieved 3 May 2020.


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