Les Powell
Geelong and Fitzroy
AFL career
25 games5 goals
- Debut
- R1 1943 v MEL8 May 1943
- Most recent
- R8 1946 v FSC10 June 1946
Stats
Bio
Recruited from local stronghold Newtown & Chilwell, Les Powell was a tall and robust footballer whose career was significantly shaped by the disruptions of the Second World War. With the Geelong Football Club in recess during 1942 and 1943 due to wartime travel restrictions and player shortages, Powell was allocated to Fitzroy, where he managed a brief senior stint in 1943. He returned to the Pivot City immediately upon Geelong's re-entry to the league in 1944, serving as a sturdy key position option during the club's difficult post-war rebuilding phase. Standing 185cm—a significant height for the era—Powell offered a physical presence in the contest, balancing his football duties with service in the Australian Army before concluding his VFL tenure at the end of the 1946 season.
Profile
- Full name
- Les M. Powell
- Born
- 13 Apr 1921
- Died
- 22 Dec 1999 (aged 78y 253d)
- Birthplace
- Geelong, VIC
- Deathplace
- North Geelong, VIC
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 84 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from local stronghold Newtown & Chilwell, Les Powell was a tall and robust footballer whose career was significantly shaped by the disruptions of the Second World War. With the Geelong Football Club in recess during 1942 and 1943 due to wartime travel restrictions and player shortages, Powell was allocated to Fitzroy, where he managed a brief senior stint in 1943. He returned to the Pivot City immediately upon Geelong's re-entry to the league in 1944, serving as a sturdy key position option during the club's difficult post-war rebuilding phase. Standing 185cm—a significant height for the era—Powell offered a physical presence in the contest, balancing his football duties with service in the Australian Army before concluding his VFL tenure at the end of the 1946 season.