Charlie Deslandes
Fitzroy
AFL career
8 games4 goals
- Debut
- R1 1924 v CAR26 Apr 1924
- Most recent
- R18 1924 v COL6 Sept 1924
Stats
Bio
A diminutive local product born in the heart of Fitzroy, Charlie Deslandes was a rover and forward pocket who earned his opportunity with the Maroons as a mature-age recruit. Standing just 168cm, he made his VFL debut in the opening round of the 1924 season—just one day shy of his 24th birthday—and immediately found the goals. Deslandes featured regularly in the first half of the year, playing eight matches and booting four goals as he tried to establish himself in a squad that had won the premiership just two years prior. Despite his initial run in the seniors, he struggled to cement a permanent spot against the club's established small men and fell out of favour midway through the season, with his VFL career ultimately confined to that single winter campaign.
Profile
- Born
- 28 Apr 1900
- Died
- 04 Apr 1967 (aged 66y 341d)
- Birthplace
- Fitzroy, VIC
- Deathplace
- Port Melbourne, VIC
- Height
- 168 cm
- Weight
- 67 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA diminutive local product born in the heart of Fitzroy, Charlie Deslandes was a rover and forward pocket who earned his opportunity with the Maroons as a mature-age recruit. Standing just 168cm, he made his VFL debut in the opening round of the 1924 season—just one day shy of his 24th birthday—and immediately found the goals. Deslandes featured regularly in the first half of the year, playing eight matches and booting four goals as he tried to establish himself in a squad that had won the premiership just two years prior. Despite his initial run in the seniors, he struggled to cement a permanent spot against the club's established small men and fell out of favour midway through the season, with his VFL career ultimately confined to that single winter campaign.