Harold Hay
Melbourne
AFL career
7 games2 goals
- Debut
- R12 1900 v SME4 Aug 1900
- Most recent
- GF 1900 v FIT22 Sept 1900
Stats
Bio
Recruited directly from the classrooms of Cumloden College, Harold Hay produced one of the most statistically efficient careers in league history. Joining Melbourne late in the 1900 season alongside his brother Cedric, the teenage winger was thrust into the senior side for a Round 13 debut just weeks before the finals. While his brother made only a solitary appearance, Harold held his place in the starting 18, utilizing his pace on the wing to aid the Redlegs' unlikely charge from sixth position on the ladder. His seventh and final VFL match was the 1900 Grand Final upset over Fitzroy, seeing him depart the league as a premiership player with a perfect season strike rate, arguably the ultimate instance of a player being in the right place at the right time.
Profile
- Born
- 31 Dec 1881
- Died
- 27 Dec 1955 (aged 73y 361d)
- Birthplace
- St Kilda, VIC
- Deathplace
- Barooga, NSW
Teams
Honours
- Premiership1900
Family
- Brother:Ced Hay
Bio
1 revisionRecruited directly from the classrooms of Cumloden College, Harold Hay produced one of the most statistically efficient careers in league history. Joining Melbourne late in the 1900 season alongside his brother Cedric, the teenage winger was thrust into the senior side for a Round 13 debut just weeks before the finals. While his brother made only a solitary appearance, Harold held his place in the starting 18, utilizing his pace on the wing to aid the Redlegs' unlikely charge from sixth position on the ladder. His seventh and final VFL match was the 1900 Grand Final upset over Fitzroy, seeing him depart the league as a premiership player with a perfect season strike rate, arguably the ultimate instance of a player being in the right place at the right time.