Harold Winberg
Fitzroy and North Melbourne
AFL career
39 games12 goals
- Debut
- R4 1943 v HAW29 May 1943
- Most recent
- R11 1947 v COL28 June 1947
Stats
Bio
Emerging from the Melbourne seconds while serving in the RAAF, Harold Winberg was a diminutive footballer who carved out a reputable career at Fitzroy during the tumultuous war years. Standing just 171cm, he was typically deployed as a dashing back pocket or small defender, praised in contemporary reports for being sure in defence and quick off the mark. His football journey is defined by a significant stroke of misfortune; after establishing himself in the senior side in 1943, his military service in New Guinea forced him to miss the entire 1944 season, denying him a place in the Lions' famous premiership team. Winberg returned to Brunswick Street for two seasons after the war before transferring to North Melbourne, where he played a final seven games in 1947.
Profile
- Born
- 25 May 1918
- Died
- 18 May 1981 (aged 62y 358d)
- Height
- 171 cm
- Weight
- 72 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionEmerging from the Melbourne seconds while serving in the RAAF, Harold Winberg was a diminutive footballer who carved out a reputable career at Fitzroy during the tumultuous war years. Standing just 171cm, he was typically deployed as a dashing back pocket or small defender, praised in contemporary reports for being sure in defence and quick off the mark. His football journey is defined by a significant stroke of misfortune; after establishing himself in the senior side in 1943, his military service in New Guinea forced him to miss the entire 1944 season, denying him a place in the Lions' famous premiership team. Winberg returned to Brunswick Street for two seasons after the war before transferring to North Melbourne, where he played a final seven games in 1947.