Herb Turner

Infobox afl player | firstname = Herb
lastname = Turner




birthdate = 6 July 1921
birthplace =
heightweight = 170 cm, 73 kg
originalteam = West Melbourne
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 1, 1944
debutteam = Carlton
debutopponent = South Melbourne
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playingteams = Carlton (1944-1949)
* 86 games, 101 goals
Hawthorn (1950)
* 10 games, 10 goalsTotal - 96 Games, 111 Goals
coach = notcoach
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statsend = 1950
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* Carlton Premiers 1945, 1947

Herbert Wilfred Turner (6 July 1921 - 24 February 2002) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Nicknamed 'Stumpy', Turner was a dual premiership player at Carlton. He could play in the midfield or up forward.

Turner also played first-class cricket with Victoria for whom he was a left handed batsman and made 96 on debut against Western Australia at the MCG in 1948. In all he made 632 runs in his first-class career at an average of 33.26.

External links

* [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/H/Herb_Turner.html Herb Turner career stats]

References

* [http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Herb+Turner Blueseum]
* [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8071.html Cricinfo profile]