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Clive Philp

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Clive Philp
Personal information
Full name Clive Alexander Philp
Date of birth (1926-02-28)28 February 1926
Place of birth Fitzroy, Victoria
Date of death 24 August 2007(2007-08-24) (aged 81)
Original team(s) Box Hill
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1948–1955 Hawthorn 112 (23)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Clive Alexander Philp (28 February 1926 – 24 August 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

War service

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Philp enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force at the age of 16 in 1942 and served until the end of the war.[1]

Football

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Philp was a key position player and played 112 games for Hawthorn during his career.[2][3] He represented Victoria in three interstate football matches.[3]

In 1956 he captain-coached Rutherglen and finished third in the Morris Medal.[4]

He then played with and coached Kyneton.[5]

In 1959 he was the Bendigo Football League's Michelsen Medal winner and then topped the competition's goal-kicking lists in 1960.[6] He coached Kyneton to premierships in 1960 and 1961.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "World War II Roll: Clive Alexander Philp". Department of Veterans Affairs.
  2. ^ "Clive Philp". AFL Tables.
  3. ^ a b "Biography". Australian Football.
  4. ^ "Weekend sport details". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic. 27 August 1956. p. 13. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Farewell to a versatile Hawk". Herald Sun. Melbourne, Vic. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Kyneton Keeps Clive Philp". The Age. Melbourne, Vic. 1 October 1959. p. 12. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Bendigo Football: 1960 Season Finale". Footy Almanac.