Harry Powell
Carlton
AFL career
8 games0 goals
- Debut
- R6 1901 v MEL1 June 1901
- Most recent
- R2 1902 v SME10 May 1902
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the amateur ranks at Fitzroy Crescent, Harry Powell was a defensive utility who managed a brief senior stint with Carlton during the club's difficult pre-golden era. He debuted as a 22-year-old on a half-back flank alongside captain Ernie Walton in 1901, featuring in a struggling Blues lineup that failed to register a win during his eight appearances across two seasons. While his VFL tenure was cut short before the arrival of legendary coach Jack Worrall, Powell is remembered today for his off-field courage, notably enlisting in the 4th Light Horse Regiment at the mature age of 39 to serve in the Middle East during World War I.
Profile
- Full name
- Harry C. Powell
- Born
- 22 July 1878
- Died
- 08 June 1930 (aged 51y 321d)
- Birthplace
- Malvern, VIC
- Deathplace
- City of Yarra, VIC
Teams
Family
- Son:Henry Powell
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the amateur ranks at Fitzroy Crescent, Harry Powell was a defensive utility who managed a brief senior stint with Carlton during the club's difficult pre-golden era. He debuted as a 22-year-old on a half-back flank alongside captain Ernie Walton in 1901, featuring in a struggling Blues lineup that failed to register a win during his eight appearances across two seasons. While his VFL tenure was cut short before the arrival of legendary coach Jack Worrall, Powell is remembered today for his off-field courage, notably enlisting in the 4th Light Horse Regiment at the mature age of 39 to serve in the Middle East during World War I.