Mal Drury

Malvern Parker Drury (6 April 1910 – 19 August 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).[1]

Mal Drury
Personal information
Full name Malvern Parker Drury
Date of birth (1910-04-06)6 April 1910
Place of birth Hindmarsh, South Australia
Date of death 19 August 1993(1993-08-19) (aged 83)
Place of death Semaphore Park, South Australia
Original team(s) West Torrens
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1934 Hawthorn 15 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Drury was a member of the West Torrens premiership team of 1933 and topped their goal-kicking with 34 majors for the year. The following season he was picked up by Hawthorn, coached by Bill Twomey, Sr., and played 15 of a possible 18 games.

He then returned to West Torrens and was made club captain in 1937, before being appointed coach in 1940. Drury oversaw two poor seasons but when the war induced three year recess ended, steered West Torrens to a surprise premiership in 1945. After winning both the Semi Final and Preliminary Final by a kick, the former due to a controversial goal from Jim Thoms, West Torrens took on Port Adelaide in the decider. Having lost just twice during the season, Port Adelaide were the favourites but West Torrens, despite conceding eight first quarter goals, won by 13 points.

Mal Parker died in 1993 and is buried in Enfield Memorial Park.[2]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Malvern Parker Drury". Find a Grave.
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