William Bernard Hore (2 June 1916 – 15 October 1994) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL). Hore, was a defender, who could also play as a ruckman. Hore came to the VFL from

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Richmond (VFL)

According to evidence given by Mr J. Smith of the Richmond Football Club on 13 May 1936 to the VFL's Permit and Umpires' Committee, :: …the Richmond club had brought Hore from The Rand, and had found him work. Hore had signed the papers agreeing to play with Richmond, but was residentially encumbered to the Geelong club. He had visited that club iz., Geelongon Monday night

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in company with Mr. Smith, to apply for a clearance to Richmond. Hore had been interviewed by the officials of the Geelong club for about an hour, but when he returned to Mr. Smith he had said that he still desired to play with Richmond. Mr. Smith said that he had been given a tacit understanding by Geelong officials that the clearance would be granted.
At a meeting of the Richmond Football club on Tuesday night

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Hore had reiterated his desire to play with Richmond, yet by yesterday

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he had changed his mind and was now applying for a transfer to Geelong.
In answer to questions put by Mr. Smith, Hore admitted the truth of the facts, as stated. He said that his reason for changing his mind was that he had been offered a better position by the Geelong club, and would be able to learn a trade. In addition, he would be able to play League football this season, instead of having to remain out of the game for 12 months, as would be the case if he went to Richmond. ''The Argus'', 14 May 1936.

Geelong (VFL)

He made most of his appearances in 1937 and 1938, playing 19 games in each year. In the

1937 VFL Grand Final The 1937 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Geelong Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 25 September 1937. It was the 39th annual grand final ...

win over Collingwood, Hore had 21 kicks from the

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Coburg (VFA)

He also played for

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club Coburg, crossing without a clearance in 1941 during the throw-pass era; however he missed the 1941 Grand Final through suspension.

Military service

He served in the

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with the 23rd/21st Battalion during World War II.

Coburg (VFA)

He returned to play with Coburg after the war.

Footnotes

References

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World War Two Nominal Roll: Private William Bernard Hore (V63043), ''Department of Veterans' Affairs''.

External links

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''The VFA Project'': Bernie Hore.

''Boyles Football Photos'': Bernie Hore.
1916 births 1994 deaths Geelong Football Club players Geelong Football Club Premiership players Australian Army personnel of World War II Coburg Football Club players Australian Army soldiers One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players Military personnel from New South Wales Australian rules footballers from Albury {{AFL-bio-1916-stub