Percy Purcell
North Melbourne
AFL career
3 games1 goals
- Debut
- R4 1935 v FIT18 May 1935
- Most recent
- R6 1935 v CAR3 June 1935
Stats
Bio
Hailing from the Victorian goldfields town of Maryborough, Percy Purcell arrived at North Melbourne as a mature-age recruit for the 1935 season. Standing just 173cm and weighing a slight 64kg, Purcell was a diminutive rover and forward pocket who fought to establish a place in the Shinboners' lineup during a difficult era for the club. He managed just three senior appearances and a solitary goal during his brief tenure at Arden Street before drifting out of the league. While his impact on the VFL field was fleeting, Purcell later served his country with distinction, enlisting in the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War.
Profile
- Born
- 18 May 1911
- Died
- 13 May 1994 (aged 82y 360d)
- Birthplace
- Maryborough, VIC
- Deathplace
- Mornington, VIC
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 64 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionHailing from the Victorian goldfields town of Maryborough, Percy Purcell arrived at North Melbourne as a mature-age recruit for the 1935 season. Standing just 173cm and weighing a slight 64kg, Purcell was a diminutive rover and forward pocket who fought to establish a place in the Shinboners' lineup during a difficult era for the club. He managed just three senior appearances and a solitary goal during his brief tenure at Arden Street before drifting out of the league. While his impact on the VFL field was fleeting, Purcell later served his country with distinction, enlisting in the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War.