Warren Lewis | Demonwiki (original) (raw)
DOB: 10 April <1923>
Died: 8 April <1988>
Debut: Round 15, 1941 against St. Kilda at Junction Oval
Last Game: Round 16, 1944 against St. Kilda at Junction Oval
From: Penshurst
Honours:
Premiership Player - <1941>
Games: 8
Goals: 3
Career Statistics
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 50.00 |
Recruited in the <1941> pre-season, Lewis was already 6ft tall before his 18th birthday and impressed in trial games at centre half-back. A premiership player as a reserve in just his fourth game, the Grand Final was the defenders' first VFL finals game. He then left to fight for the army during the war before returning for four more games late in <1944>.
Lewis was cleared back to Penshurst for the <1947> season, where he remained through <1953>.
His nephew Peter Slattery was signed by Melbourne in <1966> but didn't play seniors.
| Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| <1941> | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| <1944> | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Media
Weekly Times - 12/04/1941
Herald - 12/04/1941
Australasian - 24/06/1944
Argus - 01/05/1947
Portland Guardian - 10/09/1953
Links
Australian Football profile
Boyles Football Photos
War record
Wikipedia profile