Clem Splatt

Clement Reginald "Clem" Splatt (17 September 1899 – 18 August 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Clem Splatt
Splatt in May 1925
Personal information
Full name Clement Reginald Splatt
Date of birth (1899-09-17)17 September 1899
Place of birth Greensborough, Victoria
Date of death 18 August 1963(1963-08-18) (aged 63)
Place of death East Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Diamond Creek, Greensborough
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Key position player
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1922 Collingwood 02 0(0)
1923–24 Hawthorn (VFA) 19 (12)
1925–27 Hawthorn 20 0(1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Henry Bartlett Splatt (1863-1938),[2][3] and Mary Ann Splatt (1871-1937), née Ely,[4] Clement Reginald Splatt was born at Greensborough, Victoria on 17 September 1899.

He married Annie Doris Vera Jack (1905-1955) in 1926.[5] They had two children: Valma Beryl Splatt (1927-1959), later Mrs. Albert Clack,[6] and John Robert Henry Splatt (1932-1997).

Football

A very tall player for his era, Splatt was a key position player who was noted for his marking.

Diamond Creek

Splatt commenced his football career at Diamond Creek Football Club where he played with Gordon and Syd Coventry.

Collingwood (VFL)

Clem and Syd joined Gordon at Collingwood for the 1922 VFL season,[7] but Splatt only managed two games.

Hawthorn (VFA)

In 1923 he transferred to Hawthorn, who were then in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[8]

Hawthorn (VFL)

He continued playing for Hawthorn as they joined the VFL in 1925 and, playing at centre half-forward, was a member of their inaugural VFL side, which played against Richmond, at Glenferrie Oval, on 2 May 1925.[9] Splatt was Hawthorn's leading Brownlow Medal vote winner (with three) in 1925.[10]

Injuries limited him to a further five games over the next two seasons and he retired from senior football.

Hastings

In 1929 Splatt took a position as captain-coach of the Hastings Football Club (replacing the team's 1928 coach, ex-Fitzroy footballer Bill Thorpe) where he played for four years.[11]

After football

He subsequently took a position on the committee of the Alexandra Football Club.[12]

Death

Splatt died on 18 August 1963.

Footnotes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2009).
  2. Deaths: Splatt, The Age, (Tuesday, 28 June 1938), p.1.
  3. Obituary, The (Hurstbridge) Advertiser, (Friday, 1 July 1938), p.1.
  4. Deaths: Splatt, The Age, (Tuesday, 4 May 1937), p.1.
  5. Deaths: Splatt, The Argus, (Tuesday, 8 March 1955), p.14.
  6. Wedding Bells, The Alexandra Standard, (Friday, 25 November 1949), p.2.
  7. Profile, at Collingwood Forever.
  8. "SPORTING". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 24 May 1923. p. 4.
  9. Tiger's Dash: Hawthorn Game But Powerless, The Herald, (Saturday, 2 May 1925), p.3.
  10. Football: Best and Fairest Player, Watson (St. Kilda) Gains Honour, The Argus, (Thursday, 1 October 1925), p.4.
  11. "BERT AUST LOOKS BACK". Frankston Standard. Frankston, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 19 June 1947. p. 2 Supplement.
  12. Football, The Alexandra and Yea Standard, (Friday, 31 March 1939), p.2.

References
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
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