Joe Lovett
North Melbourne and Essendon
AFL career
38 games27 goals
- Debut
- R2 1926 v HAW8 May 1926
- Most recent
- R18 1932 v HAW3 Sept 1932
Stats
Bio
Joe Lovett was a robust forward who featured for North Melbourne during the club's challenging initiation into the VFL. Standing 180cm and weighing 88kg—a powerful frame for the era—he possessed the size to play as a key target or resting follower, proving to be a reliable avenue to goal with 27 majors in his 33 games for the Shinboners. After debuting in 1926, he became a regular fixture in the side until the tumultuous 1928 season, where he was one of several senior players controversially stood down by the committee during a drastic club "clean-out." After spending several years away from the league, Lovett returned to the top level in 1932 for a brief five-game stint with Essendon before concluding his VFL career.
Profile
- Born
- 18 Oct 1902
- Died
- 26 May 1949 (aged 46y 220d)
- Birthplace
- Port Melbourne, VIC
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 88 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionJoe Lovett was a robust forward who featured for North Melbourne during the club's challenging initiation into the VFL. Standing 180cm and weighing 88kg—a powerful frame for the era—he possessed the size to play as a key target or resting follower, proving to be a reliable avenue to goal with 27 majors in his 33 games for the Shinboners. After debuting in 1926, he became a regular fixture in the side until the tumultuous 1928 season, where he was one of several senior players controversially stood down by the committee during a drastic club "clean-out." After spending several years away from the league, Lovett returned to the top level in 1932 for a brief five-game stint with Essendon before concluding his VFL career.