Horrie Edmonds
Collingwood, Richmond and Footscray
AFL career
110 games144 goals
- Debut
- R12 1929 v RCH20 July 1929
- Most recent
- R1 1937 v ESS24 Apr 1937
Stats
1937 | FSC | 1 | 0.0 |
1935 | RCH | 18 | 0.7 |
1934 | RCH | 12 | 0.7 |
1934 | COL | 5 | 0.2 |
1933 | COL | 14 | 1.6 |
1932 | COL | 17 | 1.1 |
1931 | COL | 16 | 1.5 |
1930 | COL | 18 | 2.2 |
1929 | COL | 9 | 2.1 |
Bio
Recruited from Diamond Creek, Horrie Edmonds arrived at Victoria Park in 1929 and immediately found himself a component of Jock McHale's legendary "Machine" team. A pacy half-forward with a spectacular high mark, Edmonds provided a dynamic point of difference alongside the dominant Gordon Coventry, playing a valuable role in Collingwood's 1929 and 1930 premiership victories. While capable of brilliance, his form could be mercurial, yet he remained a constant threat near goal during the Magpies' most dominant era.
Edmonds' career took a sharp turn during the 1934 season when he was cleared to arch-rivals Richmond, a significant move given the intensity of the feud between the two clubs at the time. He quickly adjusted to life at Punt Road and experienced the unique circumstance of playing against his old side in the 1935 Grand Final, though he was unable to secure a third flag as the Magpies triumphed. After falling out of favour at Richmond, he spent a final season with Footscray in 1937, concluding his time in the VFL as a dual premiership player who made his mark across three clubs in a competitive decade of football.
Profile
- Born
- 23 Dec 1908
- Died
- 18 July 1975 (aged 66y 207d)
- Birthplace
- Diamond Creek, VIC
- Deathplace
- Bundoora, VIC
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 85 kg
Teams
Honours
- Premiership(3×) 1929, 1930, 1934
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Diamond Creek, Horrie Edmonds arrived at Victoria Park in 1929 and immediately found himself a component of Jock McHale's legendary "Machine" team. A pacy half-forward with a spectacular high mark, Edmonds provided a dynamic point of difference alongside the dominant Gordon Coventry, playing a valuable role in Collingwood's 1929 and 1930 premiership victories. While capable of brilliance, his form could be mercurial, yet he remained a constant threat near goal during the Magpies' most dominant era.
Edmonds' career took a sharp turn during the 1934 season when he was cleared to arch-rivals Richmond, a significant move given the intensity of the feud between the two clubs at the time. He quickly adjusted to life at Punt Road and experienced the unique circumstance of playing against his old side in the 1935 Grand Final, though he was unable to secure a third flag as the Magpies triumphed. After falling out of favour at Richmond, he spent a final season with Footscray in 1937, concluding his time in the VFL as a dual premiership player who made his mark across three clubs in a competitive decade of football.