Brodie Ainslie
| Brodie Ainslie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Brodie Ainslie | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Armadale, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 17 December 1944 (aged 53) | ||
| Place of death | Glen Iris, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Armadale | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1911 | St Kilda | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Brodie Ainslie (10 August 1891 – 17 December 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Ainslie played one match for St Kilda in 1911 and scored no goals.[1]
He served in both the Australian Imperial Force (7th Battalion) during World War I[2] and the Second Australian Imperial Force during World War II.[3]
He died suddenly in 1944, six months after being discharged.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2011). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (9th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-921496-12-7.
- ^ "Brodie AINSLIE". www.aif.adfa.edu.au. The AIF Project, UNSW Canberra.
- ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 27, 975. Melbourne, Victoria. 18 December 1944. p. 7.
External links
[edit]- Brodie Ainslie's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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