Mal Lowrie
South Melbourne
AFL career
4 games3 goals
- Debut
- R4 1917 v COL2 June 1917
- Most recent
- R14 1917 v COL18 Aug 1917
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Port Melbourne Railway United, Mal Lowrie was a promising forward who made a brief cameo for South Melbourne during the height of World War I. Stepping into a lineup depleted by the global conflict, he showed an immediate aptitude for the level, booting three goals across his four senior appearances in the 1917 season. Despite this encouraging start, Lowrie's time in the VFL was tragically cut short; he passed away in early 1919 at the tender age of 20, leaving his career as a fleeting glimpse of untapped potential rather than a fulfilled tenure in the red and white.
Profile
- Born
- 10 Mar 1898
- Died
- 19 Feb 1919 (aged 20y 346d)
- Birthplace
- South Melbourne, VIC
- Deathplace
- Carlton, VIC
- Height
- 177 cm
- Weight
- 73 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Port Melbourne Railway United, Mal Lowrie was a promising forward who made a brief cameo for South Melbourne during the height of World War I. Stepping into a lineup depleted by the global conflict, he showed an immediate aptitude for the level, booting three goals across his four senior appearances in the 1917 season. Despite this encouraging start, Lowrie's time in the VFL was tragically cut short; he passed away in early 1919 at the tender age of 20, leaving his career as a fleeting glimpse of untapped potential rather than a fulfilled tenure in the red and white.