Harry Mears | |
Fullname: | Harry Mears |
Birth Date: | 30 April 1922 |
Originalteam: | Alphington Amateurs |
Height: | 168 cm |
Weight: | 72 kg |
Statsend: | 1948 |
Years1: | 1940–1946 |
Club1: | Collingwood |
Games Goals1: | 62 (61) |
Years2: | 1946–1948 |
Club2: | South Melbourne |
Games Goals2: | 35 (47) |
Games Goalstotal: | 97 (108) |
Harry Mears (30 April 1922 - 30 March 1999)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A rover, Mears made his way into the Collingwood team from the league seconds.[2] Mears played 19 games for Collingwood in the 1945 VFL season, but usually started on the bench, so he transferred to South Melbourne in 1946, seeking greater opportunities. He had a strong first season at South Melbourne in 1946, finishing as their leading goal-kicker with 32 goals.[3] He also polled 11 Brownlow Medal votes, the most by a South Melbourne player.[3] Mears spent two more seasons at the club and then joined Mortlake in the Hampden Football League, as coach.[4]