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Horrie Bullen

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Horrie Bullen
Cigarette card of Bullen
Personal information
Full name Horace Edwin Bullen
Date of birth (1906-03-13)13 March 1906
Place of birth Doncaster, Victoria
Date of death 7 November 1961(1961-11-07) (aged 55)
Place of death Richmond, Victoria
Original team(s) Doncaster[1]
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 91 kg (201 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1926 Hawthorn 02 0(0)
1932–1937 Carlton 59 (38)
Total 61 (38)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Horace Edwin Bullen (13 March 1906 – 7 November 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Bullen, a ruckman and key defender, came to Hawthorn from Doncaster, to make two appearances in the 1926 VFL season.[3] He continued playing at Doncaster until 1932, when he joined Carlton.[4] In the 1932 VFL Grand Final, which Carlton lost, Bullen kicked two goals.[5]

References

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  1. ^ The Argus,"Struggle For Places", 16 July 1926, p. 4
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ^ "Horrie Bullen". Australian Football.com.
  4. ^ "Horrie Bullen". Blueseum.
  5. ^ AFL Tables: Horrie Bullen