Harry Equid (8 October 1923 – 2 February 1984) was an

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er who played for

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in the

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(VFL) during the 1940s.

Football

Equid began his VFL career after serving with the army in World War II and made his debut against North Melbourne, in the final game of the 1945 season, kicking three goals. In 1946 he continued where he had left off and started the season with a goalscoring sequence of three, three and seven. He finished the year with 35 goals, the last of which came from the half forward flank in Essendon's Grand Final win over Melbourne. He was also used as a follower. After making just seven appearances in 1947, which included six goals against Footscray, Equid had his final season in 1948 and played his last game in his club's losing Grand Final team.

Coburg (VFA)

He then went to the

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and captain-coached

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from 1949 until 1951, playing one further year with the club in 1952. He winning the club's

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award in 1949. He then played for Kyneton in 1953 and South Mildura in 1954.

Place-kicks

He was one of the very few players of his era to favour the

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when shooting for goal. On 7 August 1949 (by then he was playing with Coburg), he took part in a goal-kicking competition conducted during the half-time break during a charity match between the

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and the Footscray District Football League. Each player had nine shots at goal from about 50 yards out: three from the left side of the goal, three from the right side of the goal, and three from straight in front. Using place-kicks, and competing against Footscray's

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, who kicked drop-kicks, and Essendon's John Coleman, who kicked punt kicks, Equid won the contest.Placed — and was Winner, ''The Herald'', (Monday, 8 August 1949), p.11.
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Notes

References

* Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

External links

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Essendon Football Club profile
1923 births 1984 deaths Australian Army personnel of World War II Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Essendon Football Club players Essendon Football Club Premiership players Coburg Football Club players Coburg Football Club coaches One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1920s-stub