Gladstone Power
South Melbourne
AFL career
23 games21 goals
- Debut
- R11 1919 v MEL19 July 1919
- Most recent
- R3 1921 v ESS21 May 1921
Stats
Bio
Hailing from the coastal Victorian town of Queenscliff, Gladstone Power arrived at South Melbourne as the league returned to full strength following the First World War. He quickly established himself as a serviceable forward option at the Lake Oval, notably booting two goals in his debut season during the club’s historic 171-point demolition of St Kilda—a match that remains in the record books for South’s ruthless scoring. Power maintained a respectable strike rate of nearly a goal a game during his three-season tenure, providing a reliable avenue to goal without ever quite cementing a long-term position as a star of the side. His VFL career came to an abrupt end midway through the 1921 season when he was granted a clearance to cross to the VFA, finishing his playing days with Hawthorn.
Profile
- Born
- 18 May 1898
- Died
- 10 July 1950 (aged 52y 53d)
- Birthplace
- Queenscliff, VIC
- Deathplace
- Adelaide, SA
Teams
Bio
1 revisionHailing from the coastal Victorian town of Queenscliff, Gladstone Power arrived at South Melbourne as the league returned to full strength following the First World War. He quickly established himself as a serviceable forward option at the Lake Oval, notably booting two goals in his debut season during the club’s historic 171-point demolition of St Kilda—a match that remains in the record books for South’s ruthless scoring. Power maintained a respectable strike rate of nearly a goal a game during his three-season tenure, providing a reliable avenue to goal without ever quite cementing a long-term position as a star of the side. His VFL career came to an abrupt end midway through the 1921 season when he was granted a clearance to cross to the VFA, finishing his playing days with Hawthorn.