Joseph Leroy Poulter (27 March 1902 – 28 March 1947) was an

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er who played for Collingwood and

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in the

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(VFL). A regular in the Collingwood side of the 1920s, Poulter was a member of their 1927 premiership team and also played in a losing Grand Final in 1926. He finished his career at South Melbourne, whom he crossed to during the 1928 season. In 1930, before returning to South Melbourne for one final season, Poulter had a stint as captain-coach of

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. His son

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was a successful forward for Richmond.

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References

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

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* * 1902 births 1947 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club premiership players Sydney Swans players Brighton Football Club players Brighton Football Club coaches VFL/AFL premiership players People from Greensborough, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1902-stub