Les Bryant | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Leslie Allan Bryant | ||
Date of birth | 29 June 1896 | ||
Place of birth | Norwood, South Australia | ||
Date of death | 24 April 1965 | (aged 68)||
Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Norwood | ||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1923–1924 | Fitzroy | 35 (23) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Leslie Allan Bryant (29 June 1896 – 24 April 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
A follower, Bryant started his career at West Adelaide.[2] Bryant joined Norwood in 1920 and was a member of Norwood's 1922 premiership team.[3] He was already 26 by the time he made his VFL debut.[4]
At Fitzroy, he played a total of 35 senior games, 16 in 1923 and 19 the following year.[4] Bryant appeared in six finals, including the 1923 VFL Grand Final loss to Essendon, which he played from a forward pocket.[5] He represented Victoria in an interstate match against South Australia in 1923.[6]
In 1925, Bryant was cleared to the Benalla Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League.[7]