Charlie Merton
Footscray
AFL career
3 games3 goals
- Debut
- R11 1939 v GEE1 July 1939
- Most recent
- R13 1939 v RCH15 July 1939
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Muckatah in the Murray Football League, Charlie Merton arrived at Footscray as a powerfully built country prospect after tying for the league's O'Dwyer Medal in 1938. Standing 183cm and weighing nearly 90kg, he was a physically imposing figure for the era, capable of using his size to contest the ball and impact the scoreboard. He earned his opportunity midway through the 1939 season, debuting against Hawthorn and booting three goals across a promising three-game stint. Despite this solid start to his VFL career, his time at the top level was abruptly ended by the onset of World War II, with Merton enlisting in the Australian Army shortly after his brief taste of senior football.
Profile
- Born
- 24 Nov 1918
- Died
- 30 Aug 2000 (aged 81y 280d)
- Birthplace
- Elmore, VIC
- Deathplace
- Queensland
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 89 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Muckatah in the Murray Football League, Charlie Merton arrived at Footscray as a powerfully built country prospect after tying for the league's O'Dwyer Medal in 1938. Standing 183cm and weighing nearly 90kg, he was a physically imposing figure for the era, capable of using his size to contest the ball and impact the scoreboard. He earned his opportunity midway through the 1939 season, debuting against Hawthorn and booting three goals across a promising three-game stint. Despite this solid start to his VFL career, his time at the top level was abruptly ended by the onset of World War II, with Merton enlisting in the Australian Army shortly after his brief taste of senior football.