Ernie Sellars, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ernie Sellars

Australian rules footballer

Date of Birth: 20-Jun-1890

Place of Birth: St Kilda, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 08-Nov-1955

Profession: Australian rules footballer

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Ernie Sellars

  • Harold Ernest Sellars (20 June 1890 – 8 November 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Sellars kicked seven goals from full-forward on his debut for St Kilda, against University at Junction Oval to set a league record.
  • The tally wasn't bettered by any debutante in the VFL until Footscray's Bill Wood kicked nine goals in 1944.
  • He finished the year with 22 goals, which was enough to top St Kilda's goal-kicking, and he was again their leading goal-kicker the following season after kicking 44 goals.
  • His final season at St Kilda, in 1913, was his finest and his 53 goals helped his club make their first ever Grand Final.
  • Perhaps his best performance came in the Semi Final against South Melbourne when he kicked six goals.
  • Only Jimmy Freake of Fitzroy kicked more goals in the league that season. The full-forward joined East Perth in 1914 and the same year was chosen to represent Western Australia at the Sydney Carnival.
  • He topped East Perth's goal-kicking in his first two seasons and finished with 68 WAFL goals from his 36 games.

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