Les Field

Leslie Gordon Field (29 November 1921 – 29 September 1986)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played two games with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Les Field
Personal information
Full name Leslie Gordon Field
Date of birth (1921-11-29)29 November 1921
Place of birth Casterton, Victoria
Date of death 29 September 1986(1986-09-29) (aged 64)
Place of death Dandenong South, Victoria
Original team(s) Casterton
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Position(s) Wingman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1947 Essendon 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Raised in Casterton, Les Field enlisted to serve in World War II in July 1942,[3] and was reported as being in a motor regiment in December 1942 after completion of special wireless training in Sydney.[4] He was discharged after the end of the war, in early 1946.

In March 1946 Les Field was named as an Essendon recruit[5] but ended up playing for Casterton that year. He played well for a Casterton District team against Essendon in Oct 1946.[6]

He commenced playing with Essendon in 1947, performing well in the reserves[7] before making his senior debut against Fitzroy on 31 May 1947.[8] He was dropped after two games and in 1948 was reported as seeking a clearance to Hawthorn[9] but this move did not eventuate and his elite level career ended after only two games.

Les Field died in September 1986.[10]

Notes
  1. Historically, different sources have recorded different full names, dates of birth and death for this player, however these are the correct dates for the Les Field who came from Casterton.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 274. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. "World War II Roll: Leslie Gordon Field". Commonwealth of Australia.
  4. "SPORTSMEN'S HONOR ROLL". Weekly Times (3835). Victoria, Australia. 16 December 1942. p. 20.
  5. "ESSENDON HAVE GOOD RECRUITS". The Argus (31, 063). Melbourne, Victoria. 22 March 1946. p. 16.
  6. "SPORT IN COUNTRY". The Argus (31, 239). Melbourne, Victoria. 14 October 1946. p. 18.
  7. "DONS' TRIP TO W.A." The Age (28, 714). Melbourne, Victoria. 7 May 1947. p. 18.
  8. "SHOW DOWN ON STEALING OF FOOTBALLERS". Weekly Times (4067). Victoria, Australia. 4 June 1947. p. 50.
  9. "Vital Round". The Age (29048). Melbourne, Victoria. 2 June 1948. p. 10.
  10. "Leslie Gordon Field". Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.


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