Harry House
St Kilda
AFL career
2 games0 goals
- Debut
- R14 1942 v SME8 Aug 1942
- Most recent
- R15 1942 v RCH15 Aug 1942
Stats
Bio
Hailing from Broken Hill, Harry House established his football credentials in South Australia with Sturt and West Adelaide before making a brief foray into the Victorian league. Standing at a diminutive 173cm, he joined St Kilda during the tumultuous 1942 season, a period defined by roster instability and the influx of interstate talent due to the Second World War. House played just two senior matches for the Saints—appearing in consecutive rounds against Richmond and Melbourne—filling a gap in a side that struggled significantly during the war years. His career stands as a quintessential example of the "wartime footballer," a player who stepped in to keep the code alive during the game's most uncertain era before fading from the VFL landscape.
Profile
- Full name
- Harry J. House
- Born
- 15 July 1919
- Died
- 20 Nov 2006 (aged 87y 128d)
- Birthplace
- Broken Hill, NSW
- Deathplace
- Hope Valley, SA
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 73 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionHailing from Broken Hill, Harry House established his football credentials in South Australia with Sturt and West Adelaide before making a brief foray into the Victorian league. Standing at a diminutive 173cm, he joined St Kilda during the tumultuous 1942 season, a period defined by roster instability and the influx of interstate talent due to the Second World War. House played just two senior matches for the Saints—appearing in consecutive rounds against Richmond and Melbourne—filling a gap in a side that struggled significantly during the war years. His career stands as a quintessential example of the "wartime footballer," a player who stepped in to keep the code alive during the game's most uncertain era before fading from the VFL landscape.