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Percy Hunt

Geelong

AFL career

112 games35 goals

Debut
R1 1945 v FIT21 Apr 1945
Most recent
PF 1950 v NTH16 Sept 1950

Stats

1950
GEE
20
0.0
1949
GEE
19
0.0
1948
GEE
18
0.6
1947
GEE
18
0.9
1946
GEE
18
0.2
1945
GEE
19
0.3
League
Season
NTH
MCG
PF
0.?
MEL
MCG
SF
0.?
RCH
KP
R18
0.?
STK
JO
R17
0.?
COL
VP
R16
0.?
MEL
KP
R15
0.?
ESS
WH
R14
0.?
FSC
WO
R13
0.?
HAW
KP
R12
0.?
SME
KP
R11
0.?
FIT
BS
R10
0.?
CAR
KP
R9
0.?
NTH
AS
R8
0.?
RCH
PR
R7
0.?
STK
KP
R6
0.?
COL
KP
R5
0.?
MEL
MCG
R4
0.?
ESS
KP
R3
0.?
FSC
KP
R2
0.?
HAW
GO
R1
0.?

Profile

Born
12 Nov 1922
Died
09 Mar 1985 (aged 62y 117d)
Birthplace
Numurkah, VIC
Deathplace
Highton, VIC
Height
178 cm
Weight
74 kg

Teams

  • 112 games, 35 goals
    1945–1950

Recruited from North Geelong, Percy Hunt established himself as a pacy and reliable wingman for the Cats in the immediate post-war era. Joining the senior side in 1945, he became a fixture in the lineup during a period where the club was steadily building a premiership-calibre list under Reg Hickey. His individual excellence was recognised in 1947 when he claimed the Carji Greeves Medal as the club's best and fairest, highlighting his ability to drive the ball forward and support the defence with equal proficiency.

Despite compiling over a century of games and serving as a consistent performer throughout the late 1940s, Hunt's timing proved unfortunate. He departed the club at the conclusion of the 1950 season to take up a coaching position with Mortlake, narrowly missing out on Geelong's drought-breaking premiership in 1951. While he did not taste ultimate success with the Cats, his role in stabilising and developing the squad that would go on to dominate the early 1950s remains a significant contribution to the club's history.