Charlie Haigbloom
Essendon and South Melbourne
AFL career
15 games11 goals
- Debut
- SR3 1902 v FIT30 Aug 1902
- Most recent
- SR3 1907 v SME31 Aug 1907
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Bio
Born and bred in South Melbourne, Charlie Haigbloom was a local product who initially struggled to command a regular place in his home side's lineup. He managed just a handful of senior appearances for South Melbourne across two separated seasons at the Lake Oval, often finding himself on the fringe of selection during a competitive era for the club. After a hiatus from the VFL, Haigbloom was thrown a lifeline by Essendon in 1907, where he reinvented himself as a productive forward. He seized the opportunity with both hands, booting 10 goals in nine games—a respectable strike rate for the dead-ball era—and proving himself to be a handy avenue to goal in his final season of league football.
Profile
- Born
- 05 Aug 1882
- Died
- 12 Apr 1971 (aged 88y 250d)
- Birthplace
- South Melbourne, VIC
- Deathplace
- Fitzroy, VIC
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Bio
1 revisionBorn and bred in South Melbourne, Charlie Haigbloom was a local product who initially struggled to command a regular place in his home side's lineup. He managed just a handful of senior appearances for South Melbourne across two separated seasons at the Lake Oval, often finding himself on the fringe of selection during a competitive era for the club. After a hiatus from the VFL, Haigbloom was thrown a lifeline by Essendon in 1907, where he reinvented himself as a productive forward. He seized the opportunity with both hands, booting 10 goals in nine games—a respectable strike rate for the dead-ball era—and proving himself to be a handy avenue to goal in his final season of league football.