Claude Curtin
Fitzroy and North Melbourne
AFL career
97 games276 goals
- Debut
- R3 1939 v SME6 May 1939
- Most recent
- R14 1949 v COL23 July 1949
Stats
Bio
Recruited from West Preston, Claude Curtin emerged as a formidable full-forward for Fitzroy, anchoring the attack during the club's last golden era. A strong-marking target with a dependable set shot, he played a crucial role in the Lions' 1944 premiership victory and topped the club's goalkicking list on three separate occasions. His career trajectory took an unexpected turn in 1948 when he transferred to North Melbourne, but the move proved short-lived; he managed only three games for the Shinboners before returning to Brunswick Street in 1949 for a final season. Curtin retired with an impressive strike rate of nearly three goals per game, cementing his standing as one of Fitzroy’s most productive forwards of the decade.
Profile
- Born
- 04 July 1920
- Died
- 13 Dec 1994 (aged 74y 162d)
- Birthplace
- Brunswick, VIC
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
Teams
Family
- Grandson:John Barker
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from West Preston, Claude Curtin emerged as a formidable full-forward for Fitzroy, anchoring the attack during the club's last golden era. A strong-marking target with a dependable set shot, he played a crucial role in the Lions' 1944 premiership victory and topped the club's goalkicking list on three separate occasions. His career trajectory took an unexpected turn in 1948 when he transferred to North Melbourne, but the move proved short-lived; he managed only three games for the Shinboners before returning to Brunswick Street in 1949 for a final season. Curtin retired with an impressive strike rate of nearly three goals per game, cementing his standing as one of Fitzroy’s most productive forwards of the decade.