Percy Ilott
South Melbourne
AFL career
7 games3 goals
- Debut
- R7 1937 v ESS5 June 1937
- Most recent
- R18 1937 v ESS28 Aug 1937
Stats
Bio
A strongly built local recruit from Mt Carmel Old Boys, Percy Ilott arrived at South Melbourne in 1937 with significant preseason hype, touted by the local press as the most impressive newcomer at the Lake Oval. Standing 184cm—a formidable height for the era—he was viewed as a promising key-position prospect and publicly cited the mentorship of club legend Laurie Nash as a major influence on his development. Ilott broke into the senior lineup in Round 7 against Essendon and became a fixture for the second half of the year, managing three goals across seven games. Despite finishing the season in the senior side, his VFL career was confined to that single winter, leaving him as a brief footnote in the Swans' history during the period following their famous "Foreign Legion" era.
Profile
- Born
- 06 Mar 1916
- Died
- 29 June 2001 (aged 85y 115d)
- Birthplace
- Richmond, VIC
- Height
- 184 cm
- Weight
- 81 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA strongly built local recruit from Mt Carmel Old Boys, Percy Ilott arrived at South Melbourne in 1937 with significant preseason hype, touted by the local press as the most impressive newcomer at the Lake Oval. Standing 184cm—a formidable height for the era—he was viewed as a promising key-position prospect and publicly cited the mentorship of club legend Laurie Nash as a major influence on his development. Ilott broke into the senior lineup in Round 7 against Essendon and became a fixture for the second half of the year, managing three goals across seven games. Despite finishing the season in the senior side, his VFL career was confined to that single winter, leaving him as a brief footnote in the Swans' history during the period following their famous "Foreign Legion" era.