Leo Little | Demonwiki (original) (raw)

DOB: 22 February <1892>
Died: 19 November <1956>

MFC Debut: Round 8, 1919 against at
Last Game: Round 18, 1920 against at

From: St Patrick's Ballarat/Port Melbourne/University

Number: 13 (1919), 3 (1920)

Games: 12 (46 total)
Goals: 4 (24 total)
Career Statistics

The country recruit, law student and former Australian handball champion played one game for Port Melbourne in 1911 before moving to the VFL to join . He left the club in <1913> and missed the war years working for the Home Affairs Department in Canberra and serving in Europe as both a soldier and a pilot. In 1916 he played in a services game in London.

With the war over Little returned to VFL football to join Melbourne in their winless <1919> campaign, and though he only appeared in two victories during <1920> it was one more than the wins he'd enjoyed in his 34 matches with the Students. After five games in the first half of <1920>, he went to the country, returning for one more match.

He later become a crown prosecutor and well known legal figure in Victoria.

Lists
Players who served during war
Players without photos

Media
Independent - 07/04/1917
Herald - 20/08/1920
Football Record R8 1940
Argus - 20/11/1956

Links
Australian Football profile
Pioneer Exhibition Game in London - Wikipedia
War record
Wikipedia profile