Tom Rowe
Hawthorn
AFL career
4 games0 goals
- Debut
- R7 1942 v FIT20 June 1942
- Most recent
- R10 1942 v SME11 July 1942
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the Dandenong and Noble Park region, Tom Rowe was a tall utility who made a brief cameo for Hawthorn during the war-torn 1942 season. Standing at 185cm, he offered the Mayblooms a robust physical presence and the versatility to fill key posts at a time when VFL lists were effectively decimated by military call-ups. His football journey was abruptly curtailed by the very conflict that shaped the season; after just four senior games, Rowe enlisted in the Australian Army and served for the remainder of the Second World War. Although he did not resume his VFL career upon returning, his short tenure serves as a poignant example of the many promising sporting lives interrupted by duty during the 1940s.
Profile
- Born
- 07 Jan 1920
- Died
- 03 July 2003 (aged 83y 177d)
- Birthplace
- Carlton, VIC
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 84 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the Dandenong and Noble Park region, Tom Rowe was a tall utility who made a brief cameo for Hawthorn during the war-torn 1942 season. Standing at 185cm, he offered the Mayblooms a robust physical presence and the versatility to fill key posts at a time when VFL lists were effectively decimated by military call-ups. His football journey was abruptly curtailed by the very conflict that shaped the season; after just four senior games, Rowe enlisted in the Australian Army and served for the remainder of the Second World War. Although he did not resume his VFL career upon returning, his short tenure serves as a poignant example of the many promising sporting lives interrupted by duty during the 1940s.