- Eric Huxtable
Infobox afl player NEW
playername = Eric Huxtable
fullname = Eric Huxtable
image capt =
birthdate = 27 October 1908
birthplace =
originalteam = New Town
heightweight = 182 cm / 80 kg
position = Defender
dead = dead
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutinformation = Round 6, 1930, Carlton vs
Fitzroy at Princes Park
years = 1930-38
1941-42
Total
clubs = Carlton
South Melbourne
games(goals) = 135 (4)
22 (1)
157 (5)
statsend = 1942
careerhighlights =Eric Huxtable (born 27 October 1908) was an
Australian rules football er who played for Carlton in the VFL during the 1930s and briefly with South Melbourne in the early 1940s.Huxtable was aged just 15 when he started his career at Tasmanian club New Town and in 1928 won their 'Best and fairest' award.
In 1930 he went to the mainland and joined Carlton, becoming a regular member of their defense throughout the decade. Noted for his long drop kicks, Huxtable had success during his career against triple Brownlow winner Haydn Bunton and was a regular Big V representative. He consistently played finals football while at Carlton, including the losing 1932 Grand Final against Richmond. In his last season with Carlton the club won the premiership but Huxtable missed out on participating due to a thumb injury.
After leaving Carlton, Huxtable served two years in the RAAF but made a return to the VFL in 1941 with South Melbourne.
References
*AflRleague|ref=E/Eric_Huxtable.html
* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/hi-hz.htm#Eric%20Huxtable%20(New%20Town,%20Carlton,%20South%20Melbourne) Full Points Footy biography: Eric Huxtable]
*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). "The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers". 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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