Arthur Rademacher

Arthur Rademacher
Personal information
Full name	George Arthur Rademacher
Date of birth	27 November 1889
Place of birth	South Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death	26 September 1981(1981-09-26) (aged 91)
Place of death	Ringwood, Victoria
Original team(s)	Leopold
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1913–1920	South Melbourne	101 (0)
1920–1923	Hawthorn (VFA)	44 (0)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1933	Hawthorn	4 (1–3–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Arthur Rademacher (27 November 1889 – 26 September 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of John Franz Ludwig Rademacher (1862-1945), and Annie Louisa Rademacher (-1932), née Price, George Arthur Rademacher was born in South Melbourne, Victoria on 27 November 1889. He married Annie Eva Battersby in 1918. He died in Ringwood, Victoria on 26 September 1981.

Football

Rademacher, originally from Leopold (a club based in South Melbourne). He played in the side which lost the 1914 Grand Final to Carlton. He was a half back flanker in South Melbourne's 1918 premiership team.

He played the first two games for South Melbourne in 1920, bringing his total to 100 games before accepting an offer from Hawthorn (in the VFA) to step in as coach after Neddy Alley stood down. He played one last game for South before being granted a clearance to be able to play for the club he now coached. He stayed on as captain-coach for the 1921 season before handing over the position to Bill Walton.

Rademacher continued to play with Hawthorn who were competing in the VFA but had retired before Hawthorn moved to the VFL.

He stayed at the club and performed various functions around the club for many years. In 1933 he stepped in again to coach Hawthorn, when appointed coach Fred Phillips died on the eve of the season opener. He coached for four games for the solitary win before the club appointed Bill Twomey to coach for the rest of the season.

References

• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

External links

• Arthur Rademacher's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Arthur Rademacher: Boyles Football Photos.
• Arthur Rademacher: The VFA Project.