Hugh Routley

Australian rules footballer (1940–2020)

Australian rules footballer
Hugh Routley
Personal information
Full name Hugh Francis Routley[1]
Date of birth (1940-06-19)19 June 1940
Date of death 12 September 2020(2020-09-12) (aged 80)
Place of death Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s) Eaglehawk
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1959–1964 Geelong 27 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Hugh Francis Routley (19 June 1940 – 12 September 2020)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL.

Routley debuted in 1959 and managed to play just 8 games coming into the 1963 season.

On 6 July 1963 he was a member of the Geelong team that were comprehensively and unexpectedly beaten by Fitzroy, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.

Playing on the wing, Routley became a regular in the side during 1963 and was a member of their premiership side.[3]

See also

  • 1963 Miracle Match

References

  1. ^ "Hugh Francis Routley". Find a Grave.
  2. ^ "Vale Hugh Routley". www.geelongcats.com.au. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. ^ "May Stay on Top". The Age. 7 October 1963. p. 20.
  • Hugh Routley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Hugh Routley at AustralianFootball.com
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Geelong Football Club 1963 VFL premiers
Geelong 15.19 (109) defeated Hawthorn 8.12 (60), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
  • 3. Wooller (c)
  • 4. A. Lord
  • 5. Farmer
  • 6. S. Lord
  • 8. Vinar
  • 9. Devine
  • 10. Sharrock
  • 12. Hynes
  • 14. Scott
  • 15. Rice
  • 21. Brown
  • 22. Goodland
  • 23. Wade
  • 28. Watts
  • 29. Routley
  • 31. West
  • 34. Walker
  • 35. Goggin
  • 36. Polinelli
  • 40. Yeates
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