Joe Pearce (footballer)

Infobox afl player | firstname = Joe
lastname = Pearce




birthdate = 28 January 1885
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heightweight = 184 cm / 80 kg
dead =
deathdate = Death date and age|1915|4|25|1885|1|28|df=y
deathplace = Gallipoli, Turkey
debutdate = 1904
debutteam = Melbourne
debutopponent =
debutstadium =
playingteams = Melbourne (1904-13)
* 152 games 5 goals
coach =
coachingteams =
statsend = 1913
careerhighlights =

Arthur Mueller 'Joe' Pearce (28 January 1885 - 25 April 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the VFL. He was known during his playing career as Joe Pearce, possibly to avoid any Anti-German prejudice that came with the name Mueller.

Pearce was a regular for Melbourne from 1904 to 1913 and represented Victoria at the 1908 Melbourne Carnival. In 1914 he enlisted in the military and was killed the following year on the Gallipoli landing.

ee also

* VFL/AFL players who died in active service

References

* Main, J. & Allen, D., "Pearce, Joe", pp.144-146 in Main, J. & Allen, D., "Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War", Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. ISBN 1-740-95010-0

External links

* [http://www.awm.gov.au/roh/person.asp?p=145-43313 Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour: Arthur Mueller Pearce (418)]
* [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/J/Joe_Pearce.html AFL Statistics: Joe Pearce]
* [http://www.mcc.org.au/content/document/00000136-src.pdf Brief profile (Pdf file)]