词条 | George Owens (footballer) |
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| name = George Owens | image = | fullname = Albert George Percy Owens | nickname = Staunch | birth_date = {{birth date|1900|08|20|df=y}} | birth_place = Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | death_date = {{death date and age|1986|10|07|1900|08|20|df=y}} | death_place = Mount Lawley, Western Australia | originalteam = East Perth juniors | height = 181 cm | weight = | position = Ruck, centre half-forward | statsend = 1932 | years1 = 1917–1932 | club1 = East Perth | games_goals1 = 195 (226) | sooyears1 = 1923–1929 | sooteam1 = Western Australia | soogames_goals1 = 17 (20) | umpireyears1 = 1935–1941 | umpireleague1 = WANFL | umpirerole1 = Field umpire | umpiregames1 = 135 | careerhighlights = * East Perth premiership side 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1927
}} Albert George Percy "Staunch" Owens (20 August 1900 – 7 October 1986) was an Australian rules footballer who played for East Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). He was a seven-time WAFL premiership player with East Perth and was on the losing side of a grand final three times. After turning to umpiring he was involved in a further five grand finals, a total of 15 as a player and umpire. Playing careerBorn in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia,[1] Owens moved to Perth as a child, and played in a combined Perth schools team that toured the Goldfields in 1911. He made his debut for the East Perth team in the Ex-Scholars' league at the age of 14, and two years later made his debut for East Perth's senior team in the WAFL.[2] Owens was with East Perth during a golden period for the club and played in seven premiership team, including five in a row from 1919 to 1923. He was generally a ruckman but could often play as a centre half-forward. In 1925 he won the Sandover Medal, receiving four votes.[3] Owens finished his career with 195 WAFL games for East Perth.[4][5] He was also a regular Western Australian interstate representative and appeared for his state in both the 1924 Hobart and 1927 Melbourne carnivals. In all he represented his state on 17 occasions.[4] Umpiring careerFollowing his retirement he became an umpire, beginning in 1934 in the Public Schools Association (PSA). After umpiring PSA finals in his first year, he became a WANFL[6] umpire the following year. He officiated in the league grand final in his first year as a WANFL umpire. He later controlled the 1937, 1938, 1939 and 1941 grand finals. In all he officiated in 135 league games between 1935 and 1941.[2][4] HonoursIn 2004 inducted into the Western Australian Hall of Champions and the West Australian Football Hall of Fame.[1][4] References1. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://www.wafootball.com.au/resources/doc_download/4-hall-of-fame-inductees | title=WEST AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME Playing Record of all Members @ March 2012 | publisher=West Australian Football Commission | date=March 2012 | accessdate=17 July 2012}} 2. ^1 "STAUNCH" OWENS LOOKS BACK ON FAMOUS OCCASION – The Daily News. Published 25 June 1936. Retrieved 17 July 2012. 3. ^{{cite news | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58227400 | title=The Sandover Medal - George Owens Secures Coveted Honor | work=The Sunday Times | date=20 September 1925 | accessdate=July 17, 2012}} 4. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.wais.org.au/other/hallofchampions_detail.php?ID=10 |title=WA Hall of Champions Inductee - George Owens |publisher=Western Australian Institute of Sport |accessdate=16 July 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321210745/http://www.wais.org.au/other/hallofchampions_detail.php?ID=10 |archivedate=21 March 2012 |df=dmy }} 5. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.wafootball.com.au/resources/doc_download/9-premiership-players-1904-1930 | title=Every League Premiership Player in Argus Finals System Era. 1904 - 1930 | publisher=West Australian Football Commission | accessdate=16 July 2012}} 6. ^The WAFL became known as the Western Australian National Football League in 1930 External links
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