Harry Mears (30 April 1922 – 30 March 1999) was an

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 k ...

er who played with Collingwood and South Melbourne in the

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(VFL). A rover, Mears made his way into the Collingwood team from the league seconds. Mears played 19 games for Collingwood in the

1945 VFL season The 1945 VFL season was the 49th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 21 April until 29 September, and comprised a ...

, 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. He also polled 11

Brownlow Medal The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...

votes, the most by a South Melbourne player. Mears spent two more seasons at the club and then joined Mortlake in the Hampden Football League, as coach.'' The Argus'
"New Hampden Team Succeeds"
1 September 1949, p. 19

References

1922 births 1999 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players Sydney Swans players Mortlake Football Club players Mortlake Football Club coaches {{AFL-bio-1920s-stub