Maurie Connell
Carlton and South Melbourne
AFL career
52 games18 goals
- Debut
- R2 1922 v COL13 May 1922
- Most recent
- R18 1929 v NTH31 Aug 1929
Stats
Bio
Recruited from St Patrick's College and the University Blues, Maurie Connell had a brief and interrupted start to his VFL career, managing just a single senior game for South Melbourne in 1922 before spending three years out of the league. He returned to the top level with Carlton in 1925, where he finally found stability and established himself as a reliable contributor. Standing 183cm, Connell was a solidly built player for the era and developed a reputation as a "model of consistency," with many supporters and pundits arguing he was unlucky to be overlooked for Victorian state selection during the 1927 carnival. He remained a mainstay of the Carlton side throughout the late 1920s, providing a steady physical presence and reliability until his retirement at the end of the 1929 season.
Profile
- Born
- 09 Mar 1902
- Died
- 04 Feb 1975 (aged 72y 332d)
- Birthplace
- Yarrawonga, VIC
- Deathplace
- Wangaratta, VIC
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from St Patrick's College and the University Blues, Maurie Connell had a brief and interrupted start to his VFL career, managing just a single senior game for South Melbourne in 1922 before spending three years out of the league. He returned to the top level with Carlton in 1925, where he finally found stability and established himself as a reliable contributor. Standing 183cm, Connell was a solidly built player for the era and developed a reputation as a "model of consistency," with many supporters and pundits arguing he was unlucky to be overlooked for Victorian state selection during the 1927 carnival. He remained a mainstay of the Carlton side throughout the late 1920s, providing a steady physical presence and reliability until his retirement at the end of the 1929 season.