Les Powell
Essendon and South Melbourne
AFL career
21 games0 goals
- Debut
- R3 1937 v GEE8 May 1937
- Most recent
- R2 1939 v COL29 Apr 1939
Stats
1939 | SME | 1 | 0.0 |
1938 | ESS | 5 | 0.0 |
1937 | ESS | 15 | 0.0 |
Bio
Recruited from VFA club Oakleigh, Les Powell was a nuggety utility who arrived at Essendon as a mature-age recruit in the late 1930s. Standing just 170cm but carrying a robust 84kg frame, he relied on his physical strength and low centre of gravity to compete in contested situations, typically operating as a defensive rover or back pocket. Powell played 20 games for the Bombers over two seasons but struggled to secure a long-term position in the senior side. He transferred to South Melbourne for the 1939 season, where he managed just one final appearance, ending his brief VFL tenure as a tenacious depth player who failed to register a major at the highest level.
Profile
- Full name
- Les R. Powell
- Born
- 29 July 1912
- Died
- 12 Dec 1967 (aged 55y 136d)
- Birthplace
- Brunswick, VIC
- Deathplace
- Prahran, VIC
- Height
- 170 cm
- Weight
- 84 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from VFA club Oakleigh, Les Powell was a nuggety utility who arrived at Essendon as a mature-age recruit in the late 1930s. Standing just 170cm but carrying a robust 84kg frame, he relied on his physical strength and low centre of gravity to compete in contested situations, typically operating as a defensive rover or back pocket. Powell played 20 games for the Bombers over two seasons but struggled to secure a long-term position in the senior side. He transferred to South Melbourne for the 1939 season, where he managed just one final appearance, ending his brief VFL tenure as a tenacious depth player who failed to register a major at the highest level.