Percy Stewart Newling Furler (20 February 1904 – 23 January 1991) 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 for and coached

North Adelaide North Adelaide is a predominantly residential precinct and suburb of the City of Adelaide in South Australia, situated north of the River Torrens and within the Adelaide Park Lands. History Surveyor-General Colonel William Light of the colo ...

in the

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(SANFL). Furler was a key figure in North Adelaide's 1930 and 1931 premierships, including the latter as captain. Originating from the

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in the Southern Football Association, Furler played there together with his four brothers, Ray, Albert, Ross and Leslie, and was rejected by Sturt prior to joining North Adelaide. In 1947, Furler was appointed Secretary of the

North Adelaide Football Club North Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Roosters, is an Australian rules football club affiliated with the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and SANFL Women's League (SANFLW). The club plays its home games at Prospect Oval, ...

, a position he would only hold for the one season. In 2002 Furler was an inaugural inductee into the

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. Furler's nephew

Bob Furler Bobbie Mortimer Furler (28 June 1918 – 13 August 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn Football Club, Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (1897–1989), Victorian Football League (VFL). Furler, who was a nephe ...

was also a notable footballer, winning the 1947

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* 1904 births 1991 deaths North Adelaide Football Club players North Adelaide Football Club coaches Australian rules footballers from South Australia South Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Place of birth missing {{AFL-bio-1904-stub