Bert McComb
| Bert McComb | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Albert Thomas McComb | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Frankston, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 24 December 1981 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Frankston, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Frankston | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1925 | Essendon | 3 (1) | |
| 1925; 1928–1929 | Hawthorn | 18 (2) | |
| Total | 21 (3) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Albert Thomas McComb (27 September 1906 – 24 December 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family[edit]
The son of Edmund Kerr McComb (1873–1957) and Sarah Ann McComb, nee Bedford (1878–1973), Albert Thomas McComb was born at Frankston on 27 September 1906.
Football[edit]
Essendon[edit]
After commencing his career with Frankston, McComb trialled with Essendon at the start of the 1924 VFL season[2] before joining them in 1925.[3] He played the first three games of the season but was then dropped.
Hawthorn[edit]
Halfway through the 1925 season McComb secured a clearance to Hawthorn[4] and he made three appearances for them in the second half of the season.
Frankston[edit]
McComb commenced the 1926 season with Hawthorn but was cleared back to Frankston[5] without making a senior appearance.
Stawell[edit]
In 1927 he again commenced the season with Hawthorn[6] but after failing to make the team was cleared to Stawell Football Club in June.[7]
Hawthorn[edit]
McComb again returned to Hawthorn for the 1928 VFL season and he made a further 15 appearances over two seasons.
Frankston[edit]
He then returned to Frankston for the 1930 season where he both played and coached for several years.
Port Campbell[edit]
McComb was captain coach of Port Campbell from 1936 to 1939, leading them to premierships in his first two seasons with the club.[8]
Later life[edit]
In 1941 Albert McComb married Enid Ethel Langham and they lived in Kew while he worked at the Australian Paper Mills in Fairfield.
McComb also served in the Australian Army for 18 months during World War II.[9]
After his retirement the McCombs moved to Frankston, where they lived until his death in 1981. Albert McComb is buried with his wife at Frankston Cemetery.[10]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 14 April 1924. p. 13.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 29 April 1925. p. 16.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 9 July 1925. p. 5.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". Frankston and Somerville Standard. Victoria. 28 May 1926. p. 7.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 4 April 1927. p. 8.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Argus. Melbourne. 16 June 1927. p. 11.
- ^ "PORT CAMPBELL FOOTBALL CLUB BALL". Camperdown Chronicle. Vol. LXI, no. 6932. Victoria, Australia. 4 September 1937. p. 5.
- ^ "McCOMB, Albert Thomas". Department of Veterans Affairs.
- ^ "Albert Thomas McComb". Find a Grave.
External links[edit]
- Bert McComb's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Essendon Football club profile
- 1906 births
- 1981 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
- Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
- Frankston Bombers players
- Essendon Football Club players
- Hawthorn Football Club players
- Stawell Football Club players
- Australian Army personnel of World War II
- Military personnel from Melbourne
- People from Frankston, Victoria