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George Waterhouse (footballer)
George Waterhouse (4 February 1899 – 8 December 1931) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Sydney Swans, South Melbourne, Richmond Football Club, Richmond and Fitzroy Football Club, Fitzroy in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL) as well as Geelong Association and Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football League, Victorian Football Association (VFA) Waterhouse initially played for Horsham in 1922 before moving to Ballarat Imperial in 1923. He was selected to represent the Ballarat League team that played Broken Hill in June and shortly afterwards secured a permit to move to Geelong Association in the VFA. Waterhouse played with Geelong Association until Round 1 of the 1925 season, after which he transferred to South Melbourne where he had been training. He only managed two games with South and within two months had moved again, this time to Port Melbourne, his third senior club in the one season. In 1926 Waterhouse moved to Richmon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Rules Football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval ball between the central goal posts (worth six points), or between a central and outer post (worth one point, otherwise known as a "behind"). During general play, players may position themselves anywhere on the field and use any part of their bodies to move the ball. The primary methods are kicking, handballing and running with the ball. There are rules on how the ball can be handled; for example, players running with the ball must intermittently bounce or touch it on the ground. Throwing the ball is not allowed, and players must not get caught holding the ball. A distinctive feature of the game is the mark, where players anywhere on the field who catch the ball from a kick (with specific conditions) are awarded unimped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
