Ian Giles
Melbourne
AFL career
6 games0 goals
- Debut
- R1 1939 v RCH22 Apr 1939
- Most recent
- R13 1939 v ESS15 July 1939
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the Workers Football Club in Mildura, Ian Giles arrived at Melbourne with a formidable reputation as a country spearhead, having famously booted 24 goals in a single match against South Merbein in 1938. Despite topping the century mark in the Sunraysia league the previous season, the prolific forward found opportunities limited in a powerhouse Demons lineup that was marching toward the 1939 premiership. He managed just six senior appearances without registering a goal, unable to displace established stars like Norm Smith or Ron Baggott in the attacking half. His brief VFL career remains a classic example of a country sensation finding the transition to the elite level difficult, serving as a fringe player during one of the club's most successful eras before slipping out of the league.
Profile
- Born
- 25 July 1918
- Died
- 13 Aug 2002 (aged 84y 19d)
- Birthplace
- Mildura, VIC
- Height
- 179 cm
- Weight
- 81 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the Workers Football Club in Mildura, Ian Giles arrived at Melbourne with a formidable reputation as a country spearhead, having famously booted 24 goals in a single match against South Merbein in 1938. Despite topping the century mark in the Sunraysia league the previous season, the prolific forward found opportunities limited in a powerhouse Demons lineup that was marching toward the 1939 premiership. He managed just six senior appearances without registering a goal, unable to displace established stars like Norm Smith or Ron Baggott in the attacking half. His brief VFL career remains a classic example of a country sensation finding the transition to the elite level difficult, serving as a fringe player during one of the club's most successful eras before slipping out of the league.