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DOB: 22 February <1910>
Died: 29 July <1985>
Debut: Round 1, 1933 against at
Last Game: Round 13, 1938 against at Glenferrie Oval
From: Austral/Northam/East Fremantle
Number: 16 (1933-1938)
Honours
Leading Goalkicker - <1936>
Games: 78
Goals: 135
Career Statistics
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 1 | 34 | 55.12 |
The man nicknamed "Tarzan" because of his tenacious forward play notched up 55 games for East Fremantle from <1927> and was recruited to Melbourne in <1933> after kicking 44 goals in the previous season. He had played in two premierships in Perth.
Lured to Melbourne with the promise of a job on the ground staff, Glass started life at Melbourne as a midfielder before moving back into the forward line in <1936> where he formed a winning combination with Norm Smith. In Round 6 he was mistakenly reported for striking when the umpire meant to report Les Jones. The case was withdrawn by the when the mix-up was revealed.
In <1938>, Glass badly injured his ankle playing in a combined Melbourne/St Kilda side against East Fremantle in the week after Round 13 and didn't appear for the club again.
In <1939> he joined Williamstown and the side won a premiership in his first season. He played for them until leaving at the end of <1941> when he enlisted in the Air Force. He appeared with an RAAF team called TG in <1944>, before being discharged as a corporal and returned to Williamstown for one last season in <1945>, where he was named vicee-captain. The side won another premiership that year. In total he played 82 games for 54 goals in the VFA.
In the 1930s and 1940s Glass worked as a scoreboard operator at the .
In <2003> he was named ruck-rover in Williamstown's team of the century. His son Kevin played in Melbourne's underage grades from <1959> to <1961>.
| Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| <1933> | 13 | 8 | 7 |
| <1934> | 17 | 20 | 3 |
| <1935> | 13 | 21 | 1 |
| <1936> | 19 | 56 | 0 |
| <1937> | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| <1938> | 8 | 13 | 0 |
Tribunal Record
| Match | Charge | Sanction |
|---|---|---|
| Round 6, 1936 | Striking | Withdrawn |
| Round 13, 1936 | Violently shaking | Not Guilty |
Lists
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Notes
This article says he was born on 2 February. Also shown as from Goomalling, where the Austral club was located.
Media
Weekly Gazette - 16/02/1932
Football Record R2 1933
Age - 28/07/1938
Herald - 19/04/1939
Herald - 03/08/1944
Sporting Globe - 13/10/1934
Sporting Globe - 17/10/1934
Argus - 10/06/1936
Sporting Globe - 03/03/1948
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