Clem Splatt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian rules footballer
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Place of Birth: Greensborough, Victoria, Australia
About Clem Splatt
- Clement Reginald "Clem" Splatt (17 September 1899 – 11 August 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).A very tall player for his era, Splatt was a key position player who was noted for his marking.
- Splatt commenced his football career at Diamond Creek Football Club where he played with Gordon and Syd Coventry.
- Clem and Syd joined Gordon at Collingwood for the 1922 VFL season, but Splatt only managed two games.
- In 1923 he transferred to Hawthorn, who were then in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
- He continued playing for Hawthorn as they joined the VFL in 1925 and was a member of their inaugural VFL side.
- Splatt was Hawthorn's leading Brownlow Medal vote winner (with three) in 1925.
- Injuries limited him to a further five games over the next two seasons and he retired from senior football. In 1926, Clem Splatt married Annie Doris Vera Jack and they had two children.
- In 1928 Splatt took a position as captain-coach of the Hastings Football Club where he played for four years.
- He subsequently took a position on the committee of the Alexandra Football Club.
- Splatt died in 1963.
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