Bill Lowrie
St Kilda
AFL career
30 games27 goals
- Debut
- R9 1914 v UNI13 June 1914
- Most recent
- R8 1920 v RCH19 June 1920
Stats
Bio
William "Bill" Lowrie was a sharp-shooting rover and forward pocket whose promising St Kilda career was heavily curtailed by World War I. Born in South Melbourne, he broke into the Saints' lineup in 1914 and immediately displayed a natural eye for the goals, but his momentum was halted when he enlisted in the AIF following the 1915 season. Rising to the rank of Sergeant with the 60th and 59th Battalions on the Western Front, Lowrie returned to the Junction Oval in 1919 to help a struggling side rebuild. He proved he had lost none of his goal sense during the conflict, notably booting a career-high four majors against Geelong in his final season. Retiring with an impressive strike rate of nearly a goal a game, Lowrie remains a respected figure in St Kilda history, representing the generation of footballers whose peak years were sacrificed for service abroad.
Profile
- Full name
- Bill J. Lowrie
- Born
- 03 Jan 1893
- Died
- 16 Nov 1938 (aged 45y 317d)
- Birthplace
- South Melbourne, VIC
- Deathplace
- Melbourne, VIC
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 72 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionWilliam "Bill" Lowrie was a sharp-shooting rover and forward pocket whose promising St Kilda career was heavily curtailed by World War I. Born in South Melbourne, he broke into the Saints' lineup in 1914 and immediately displayed a natural eye for the goals, but his momentum was halted when he enlisted in the AIF following the 1915 season. Rising to the rank of Sergeant with the 60th and 59th Battalions on the Western Front, Lowrie returned to the Junction Oval in 1919 to help a struggling side rebuild. He proved he had lost none of his goal sense during the conflict, notably booting a career-high four majors against Geelong in his final season. Retiring with an impressive strike rate of nearly a goal a game, Lowrie remains a respected figure in St Kilda history, representing the generation of footballers whose peak years were sacrificed for service abroad.