Harold Manson
St Kilda and Geelong
AFL career
9 games0 goals
- Debut
- R4 1915 v FIT15 May 1915
- Most recent
- R18 1921 v MEL17 Sept 1921
Stats
1921 | GEE | 1 | 0.0 |
1915 | STK | 8 | 0.0 |
Bio
Harold Manson was a Warrnambool recruit whose VFL career was heavily impacted by the Great War. Debuting for St Kilda in 1915, the 179cm utility played eight games in his rookie season before his football journey was interrupted by military service with the 8th Battalion. After returning from overseas duty, Manson attempted a comeback with Geelong in 1921 but struggled to break into a strong side, managing just a single senior appearance for the Pivotonians before departing the league. His fragmented record serves as a stark example of the era's lost potential, with his prime athletic years sacrificed to the conflict in Europe.
Profile
- Full name
- Harold A. Manson
- Born
- 17 May 1894
- Died
- 23 Apr 1963 (aged 68y 341d)
- Birthplace
- Warrnambool, VIC
- Deathplace
- Fawkner, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionHarold Manson was a Warrnambool recruit whose VFL career was heavily impacted by the Great War. Debuting for St Kilda in 1915, the 179cm utility played eight games in his rookie season before his football journey was interrupted by military service with the 8th Battalion. After returning from overseas duty, Manson attempted a comeback with Geelong in 1921 but struggled to break into a strong side, managing just a single senior appearance for the Pivotonians before departing the league. His fragmented record serves as a stark example of the era's lost potential, with his prime athletic years sacrificed to the conflict in Europe.