Len Cottrell
Carlton
AFL career
12 games2 goals
- Debut
- R3 1958 v GEE26 Apr 1958
- Most recent
- R18 1959 v NTH29 Aug 1959
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the Ovens and Murray Football League where he represented Myrtleford, Len Cottrell arrived at Princes Park as a tall utility capable of imposing himself on a contest. Standing 185cm, he possessed the size required for key position play in the late 1950s, though he found it difficult to secure a regular spot in a Blues lineup that was fighting for consistency under Jim Francis. He managed 12 senior games across two seasons, debuting in a win over Geelong in 1958, but ultimately returned to country football after the 1959 season. His connection to the club was famously revived more than sixty years later when his grandson, Matthew Cottrell, was recruited to Carlton, forging a multi-generational link to the navy blue jumper.
Profile
- Born
- 27 Jan 1936 (age 90y 290d)
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
Teams
Family
- Grandson:Matthew Cottrell
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the Ovens and Murray Football League where he represented Myrtleford, Len Cottrell arrived at Princes Park as a tall utility capable of imposing himself on a contest. Standing 185cm, he possessed the size required for key position play in the late 1950s, though he found it difficult to secure a regular spot in a Blues lineup that was fighting for consistency under Jim Francis. He managed 12 senior games across two seasons, debuting in a win over Geelong in 1958, but ultimately returned to country football after the 1959 season. His connection to the club was famously revived more than sixty years later when his grandson, Matthew Cottrell, was recruited to Carlton, forging a multi-generational link to the navy blue jumper.