Clive Coles

Clive Coles
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Full name	Clive Coles
Date of birth	12 March 1911
Height/Weight	177 cm / 82 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1930-1938 1939 Total -	Geelong St Kilda	109 (76) 13 (21) 122 (97)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1939 season .

Clive "Pixie" Coles (born 12 March 1911) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Coles gave Geelong good service during the 1930s, after arriving at the club as a local recruit. From 1930 to 1936 he was most often seen in the back pockets, but could also play as a rover.^[1] He was moved into the forward in 1937 and kicked 24 goals for the year, including four goals in the Grand Final win over Collingwood.^[2] The following year he had his most prolific season up forward, with 36 goals, the third most by a Geelong player.^[3]

He was cleared to St Kilda in 1939 and kicked six goals in just his second game for his new club, against Fitzroy.^[3] It would be his final VFL season and he signed with Port Melbourne in 1940.^[4]

References

1. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785. 
2. ^ "1937 VFL Grand Final: Geelong vs. Collingwood". Full Points Footy. http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/%27the_greatest_grand_final_of_all%27.htm. 
3. ^ ^{a b} AFL Tables: Clive Coles
4. ^ The Argus,"Pratt at Coburg", 8 April 1940, p. 10

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Name	Coles, Clive
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Date of birth	12 March 1911
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