George Hope
Geelong
AFL career
21 games0 goals
- Debut
- R3 1917 v RCH26 May 1917
- Most recent
- R3 1919 v COL17 May 1919
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Bio
Recruited from West Geelong, George Hope was a defensive utility who stepped up to senior football during a critical transitional period for the club. With Geelong re-entering the VFL competition in 1917 after a self-imposed "patriotic" recess during the First World War, the team relied heavily on local talent to remain competitive, and Hope became a steady contributor in this rebuilding phase. A dour operator who did not register a goal across his 21 senior appearances, he likely plied his trade deep in the backline, focusing on containment rather than attacking flair. His career concluded at the end of the 1919 season, marking him as one of the vital "fill-in" players who ensured the Pivotonians survived the war years and re-established their place in the league before the club's rise in the 1920s.
Profile
- Born
- 12 Sept 1891
- Died
- 13 Oct 1964 (aged 73y 31d)
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Bio
1 revisionRecruited from West Geelong, George Hope was a defensive utility who stepped up to senior football during a critical transitional period for the club. With Geelong re-entering the VFL competition in 1917 after a self-imposed "patriotic" recess during the First World War, the team relied heavily on local talent to remain competitive, and Hope became a steady contributor in this rebuilding phase. A dour operator who did not register a goal across his 21 senior appearances, he likely plied his trade deep in the backline, focusing on containment rather than attacking flair. His career concluded at the end of the 1919 season, marking him as one of the vital "fill-in" players who ensured the Pivotonians survived the war years and re-established their place in the league before the club's rise in the 1920s.