George Curran
South Melbourne
AFL career
5 games1 goals
- Debut
- R10 1906 v STK14 July 1906
- Most recent
- SF 1907 v COL7 Sept 1907
Stats
Bio
Hailing from the small Wimmera township of Wail, Patrick "George" Curran—also known to contemporaries as "Gil"—was a country recruit who joined South Melbourne from the Horsham Football Club. Arriving at the Lake Oval during a highly competitive era for the Southerners, Curran faced a difficult task displacing established regulars in a side that would eventually contest the 1907 Grand Final. He managed just five senior appearances across two seasons, booting a solitary goal, but struggled to match the consistency required of the metropolitan league. Unable to cement a permanent spot in the formidable lineup, his brief VFL career typified the experience of many bush footballers of the Edwardian era who briefly tested their mettle in the city before fading from the top level.
Profile
- Born
- 17 Mar 1883
- Died
- 03 Feb 1957 (aged 73y 323d)
- Birthplace
- Wail, VIC
- Deathplace
- Gilgandra, NSW
Teams
Bio
1 revisionHailing from the small Wimmera township of Wail, Patrick "George" Curran—also known to contemporaries as "Gil"—was a country recruit who joined South Melbourne from the Horsham Football Club. Arriving at the Lake Oval during a highly competitive era for the Southerners, Curran faced a difficult task displacing established regulars in a side that would eventually contest the 1907 Grand Final. He managed just five senior appearances across two seasons, booting a solitary goal, but struggled to match the consistency required of the metropolitan league. Unable to cement a permanent spot in the formidable lineup, his brief VFL career typified the experience of many bush footballers of the Edwardian era who briefly tested their mettle in the city before fading from the top level.