Arthur Clements
Hawthorn
AFL career
3 games2 goals
- Debut
- R3 1943 v MEL22 May 1943
- Most recent
- R15 1943 v SME21 Aug 1943
Stats
Bio
A diminutive forward who stood just 166cm, Arthur Clements was one of many footballers granted a VFL opportunity during the playing shortages of the Second World War. He made an immediate impact upon his selection for Hawthorn in Round 3 of the 1943 season, booting two goals in a home loss to Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval. Despite this promising start, Clements managed just two more senior appearances against Fitzroy and South Melbourne before his football career was effectively curtailed by his service in the Royal Australian Air Force. His brief three-game tenure remains a typical example of the disrupted careers experienced by many young men during the wartime era.
Profile
- Born
- 22 Jan 1921
- Died
- 12 Nov 1993 (aged 72y 294d)
- Birthplace
- Richmond, VIC
- Deathplace
- Kew, VIC
- Height
- 166 cm
- Weight
- 68 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA diminutive forward who stood just 166cm, Arthur Clements was one of many footballers granted a VFL opportunity during the playing shortages of the Second World War. He made an immediate impact upon his selection for Hawthorn in Round 3 of the 1943 season, booting two goals in a home loss to Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval. Despite this promising start, Clements managed just two more senior appearances against Fitzroy and South Melbourne before his football career was effectively curtailed by his service in the Royal Australian Air Force. His brief three-game tenure remains a typical example of the disrupted careers experienced by many young men during the wartime era.