Bert Sutton
South Melbourne and Hawthorn
AFL career
64 games37 goals
- Debut
- R3 1921 v ESS21 May 1921
- Most recent
- R16 1928 v MEL11 Aug 1928
Coaching career
18 games0 wins18 losses0 draws
- First
- R1 1928 v STK21 Apr 1928
- Most recent
- R18 1928 v ESS1 Sept 1928
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Williamstown, Bert Sutton was a flanker whose time at South Melbourne was interrupted by successful coaching stints in regional football. After establishing himself at the Lake Oval, he departed to captain-coach St Patrick’s in the Ovens & Murray League and North Launceston in Tasmania, steering both clubs to premierships before returning to South Melbourne to complete his tenure. His demonstrated leadership credentials subsequently earned him the role of captain-coach at Hawthorn in 1928, but the task proved insurmountable with the struggling Mayblooms. He oversaw a winless season in his solitary year in charge, unable to replicate his country success at the elite level before his VFL career came to a close.
Profile
- Born
- 15 Apr 1901
- Died
- 17 Aug 1981 (aged 80y 124d)
- Birthplace
- Williamstown, VIC
- Deathplace
- Concord, NSW
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 66 kg
Teams
Coaching
- Hawthorn (Senior Coach)192818 games (W0 L18 D0), 0.0%
Honours
- Hawthorn captain1928
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Williamstown, Bert Sutton was a flanker whose time at South Melbourne was interrupted by successful coaching stints in regional football. After establishing himself at the Lake Oval, he departed to captain-coach St Patrick’s in the Ovens & Murray League and North Launceston in Tasmania, steering both clubs to premierships before returning to South Melbourne to complete his tenure. His demonstrated leadership credentials subsequently earned him the role of captain-coach at Hawthorn in 1928, but the task proved insurmountable with the struggling Mayblooms. He oversaw a winless season in his solitary year in charge, unable to replicate his country success at the elite level before his VFL career came to a close.